Yaque del Norte River

The Yaque Del Norte River is the longest in the Dominican Republic and the second longest on Hispaniola, trailing only the Artibonite River. It has a length of 296 kilometers and flows northwest into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Yaque del Norte's headwaters are located at an elevation of 2,580 meters on the Pico del Yaque mountain in the central Cordillera Central mountain range. The river is known as Los Guanos or Ro de la Derecha there ("River to the Right"). The name Yaque del Norte is only used when it meets another small river, Los Tablones or Ro de la Izquierda ("River to the Left"), in Manabao, 900 meters west of Jarabacoa.

The river flows east from Manabao, through the northwestern part of La Vega province. When it reaches Jarabacoa, it turns north to Santiago. At Jarabacoa, the Jimenoa River joins it. The river turns northwest in Santiago de los Caballeros and flows through the Yaque del Norte Valley, the western part of the Cibao Valley. Its mouth is located on Monte Cristi Bay, just south of Monte Cristi, and it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

Length: 298 km (185 mi)