Colihaut River
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| location | Saint Peter , Dominica | |
| River system | Colihaut River | |
| origin | Source 15 ° 30 ′ 20 ″ N , 61 ° 25 ′ 54 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 650 m | |
| muzzle | in Coli skin into the Caribbean Sea Coordinates: 15 ° 29 ′ 4 " N , 61 ° 27 ′ 49" W 15 ° 29 ′ 4 " N , 61 ° 27 ′ 49" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 650 m
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| Communities | Coulibistrie | |
The Colihaut River is a river on the west coast of Dominica . It runs in the center of the Parish Saint Peter and flows into the Caribbean Sea in the village of the same name, Colihaut .
geography
The main source river of the Colihaut has its source in the Trou Cochon area in the northwestern foothills of the Morne Les Resources mountain ( ⊙ ) at a height of approx. 650 m above sea level . It runs in a south-westerly direction and receives further tributaries from the left and east along the way. Well-known tributaries are the Ravine Bido and the Ravine Lamothe , which border the catchment areas of Ravine Bouleau and Ravine Gabriel in the south. In the headwaters, the sources of the Bioche River , Fond pie River and Dublanc River are a few hundred meters away, but each in their own gorges. In the lower reaches, the Ravine Anse a Liane runs partially parallel to the north . In the mouth of the Ravine Lamothe there is a quarry ( ⊙ ), then the river enters the local area of Colihaut and flows into the sea on the southern edge of the village.
The short Ravine Anse Cola also runs to the south .