Vieux Fort River

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Vieux Fort River
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Location of mouth
Location
Country Saint Lucia
Quarter Vieux Fort Quarter
Physical characteristics
Mouth Vieux Fort Bay, Caribbean Sea
 • coordinates
 13°43′50″N60°58′07″W / 13.7306°N 60.968675°W / 13.7306; -60.968675 (Vieux Fort River)

The Vieux Fort River is a river in Saint Lucia. It flows south-southeast, reaching the coast close to the country's southernmost point at the town of Vieux Fort. It is named after a fort that used to watch out towards Saint Vincent towards the south. [1] [2] [3] [4] Since the colonial period, it has been a source of fresh water for the area. [5] The Petit Rivière du Vieux Fort, or Little Vieux Fort River, is a tributary of the main river. Together the two rivers form the Vieux Fort River basin, which covers just over 7,000 acres. [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vieux Fort River". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Integrating the Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in St. Lucia". Water Resources Management Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Government of St. Lucia. 2001. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ Harmsen, Jolien; Ellis, Guy; Devaux, Robert (2014). A History of St Lucia. Vieux Fort: Lighthouse Road. p. 162. ISBN   9789769534001.
  4. ↑ Devaux, Robert (1975). Saint Lucia Historic Sites. Saint Lucia National Trust. p. 53.
  5. ↑ Easter, B. H.; Jesse, Charles (1971). A Short History of the Town and District of Vieux Fort (St. Lucia). Saint Lucia Archaeological and Historical Society.
  6. ↑ "Annex B. Water Resources". Saint Lucia Natural Resources and Agricultural Development Project - Studies and Proposals for the Implementation of a Land Registration Programme. Washington, DC: Executive Secretariat for Economic and Social Affairs. 1986.
  7. ↑ Howell, Calvin A., ed. (1991). "St. Lucia: Country Environmental Profile" (PDF). Caribbean Conservation Association.


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