Rio Minho
| Rio Minho | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Parish | Clarendon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mocho Mountains which are in the Western and North Western part of Clarendon |
| • elevation | approx., 706 meters (2,300 ft.) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Portland Point in Clarendon |
• elevation | 3 m. (9 ft) |
| Length | 92.8 km (57.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 150 cm3 per sec. (5,300 cu ft3) |
The Rio Minho is the longest river in Jamaica at 92.8 kilometres (57.7 mi). It rises close to the island's geographic centre, flows generally south-southwest and reaches the Caribbean Sea at Carlisle Bay in the central south coast, to the west of the island's southernmost point, Portland Point.
The town of May Pen, Clarendon lies on the banks of the river.