The Great River (Jamaica) is one of Jamaica's major rivers, and forms the boundary of the parish of St James with Westmoreland and Hanover.UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet D, 1959.
Course The Great River rises at about just north of the small village of Pisgah in the north west corner of St Elizabeth. From here it flows north north east for about (some sources say ) reaching the Caribbean Sea at Great River Bay on the island's north coast, west of Montego Bay.
Ecology The Great River is home to the second largest tree in the island, and to crawfish.
Tourism The Great River is one of the three most popular for traditional rafting on bamboo rafts. It is also used for tube= and zip line craft.
See also List of rivers of Jamaica
References
Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office
External links Aerial view of the mouth of the Great River Aerial view of the headwaters of the Great River