Trois Pitons River

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Trois Pitons River
Data
location Saint George , Dominica
River system Roseau River (Dominica)
source Western slope of the Trois Pitons ( Morne Watt , Morne Nicholls )
15 ° 19 ′ 17 ″  N , 61 ° 18 ′ 57 ″  W
Source height approx.  700  m
muzzle At Papillote in the Roseau River coordinates: 15 ° 19 '35 "  N , 61 ° 20' 4"  W 15 ° 19 '35 "  N , 61 ° 20' 4"  W.
Mouth height 400  m
Height difference approx. 300 m

The Trois Pitons River is a river in the Saint George Parish of Dominica .

geography

The Trois Pitons River rises with several source streams on the slopes of the Trois Pitons ( Morne Watt , Morne Nicholls ) in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park . The source streams ( , 900  m ; , 800  m ; , 800  m ) arise on the opposite side of Boiling Lake and Valley of Desolation and thus border on the catchment area of ​​the Rivière Blanche in the southeast. The river runs on the plateau and then plunges into the valley near Trafalgar Falls , where it flows directly into the Roseau River .

swell

  • Michal Kasprowski: Commonwealth of Dominica Street Map. (1: 40,000, customized printing).

Individual evidence

  1. dm.geoview.info .