River · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Colonarie River
The Colonarie River is the longest river of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island country in the Caribbean. It runs down the green mountains and reaches the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast.
Where is the Colonarie River?
The river starts here: Green mountain slopes in the middle of Saint Vincent.
It ends in the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast.
Countries on the river: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The story behind it
Eight kilometres sound tiny for a river, yet on a small volcanic island that is already a long way. The Colonarie starts as a cool stream in the rainforest, where tree ferns lean over the water and parrots screech in the canopy. Soon it drops over rock steps into deep green pools, and children from the villages swim there on hot afternoons. Banana and coconut plantations line the lower valley, and a bridge carries the coast road across the river just before the sea. Because the island is steep, rain from a tropical storm can turn this quiet stream into a brown, roaring flood within an hour, carrying stones and branches to the beach. Afterwards the river settles again, and crabs come out to hunt on the fresh grey sand.
Questions children ask
How long is the Colonarie River?
The Colonarie River is about 8 km long. On a small island that is enough to make it the longest river of the whole country. Its water needs only a short time to travel from the mountains to the sea.
Which country does the Colonarie River flow through?
The river belongs to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It flows only on the main island, Saint Vincent. Because the country is made of islands, no river there can cross a border.
Where does the Colonarie River flow into?
It flows into the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern side of the island. The mouth is a beach of dark volcanic sand where waves roll in from the open sea. Fishing boats are often pulled up nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure on this page was checked against public reference sources before publication. Where sources genuinely disagree, the text says so.
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