List of rivers of Saint Kitts and Nevis facts for kids
Welcome to the beautiful islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis! Even though these islands are small, they have many interesting waterways. This page will tell you about the rivers and streams you can find here.
Some rivers flow all the time, and we call them permanent rivers. Others only flow after it rains a lot, and these are called intermittent streams. On Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are six permanent streams and 53 intermittent streams in total. Only two of the rivers listed below, Cayon and Wingfield, are permanent rivers.
Rivers on Saint Kitts
The island of Saint Kitts is home to several rivers and streams. Most of them are intermittent, meaning they only flow during the rainy season. However, some are permanent and flow all year round.
Here are some of the streams and rivers you can find on Saint Kitts:
- Cayon River: This is one of the important permanent rivers on the island.
- Christ Church Ghut: A "ghut" is a local word for a small stream or ravine, often intermittent.
- Cranstowns Gut: This is a permanent stream that flows all the time.
- Fancy River: Another permanent stream on Saint Kitts.
- Lavingtons Gut: This is also a permanent stream.
- Lodge Ghut: An intermittent stream.
- Moliness Gut: A permanent stream.
- Ottleys Ghut: An intermittent stream.
- Parsons Ghut: An intermittent stream.
- Pelhams (also known as Stone Fort River): An intermittent stream.
- Wingfields River: This is another important permanent river on the island.
Rivers on Nevis
The island of Nevis also has its own streams. Like Saint Kitts, many of these are intermittent.
Here are some of the streams and rivers you can find on Nevis:
- Camp: An intermittent stream.
- New River Ghut: An intermittent stream.
- Sulphur Ghut: This is a permanent stream on Nevis.
