Vieux Fort River

{{Short description|River of Saint Lucia}}

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| mouth = Vieux Fort Bay, Caribbean Sea

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The Vieux Fort River is a river in Saint Lucia. It flows south-southeast, reaching the coast close to the country's southernmost point at the town of Vieux Fort. It is named after a fort that used to watch out towards Saint Vincent towards the south. {{cite web|url=https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/|title=Vieux Fort River|website=National Geospatial Intelligence Agency|access-date=August 3, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://iwlearn.net/resolveuid/e53c9f36c26db05752c4544eddf24bea|title=Integrating the Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in St. Lucia|year=2001|website=Water Resources Management Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Government of St. Lucia|access-date=August 3, 2021}}{{cite book|last1=Harmsen|first1=Jolien|last2=Ellis|first2=Guy|last3=Devaux|first3=Robert|title=A History of St Lucia|date=2014|publisher=Lighthouse Road|location=Vieux Fort|isbn=9789769534001|page=162}}{{cite book|last1=Devaux|first1=Robert|title=Saint Lucia Historic Sites|date=1975|publisher=Saint Lucia National Trust|pages=53}}

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Category:Rivers of Saint Lucia

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