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The Ozama River (Spanish: Rio Ozama) is a river in the Dominican Republic. It rises in the Loma Siete Cabezas mountain in the Sierra de Yamasá mountain range, close to the town of Villa Altagracia.

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Ozama
Ozama River in Santo Domingo
Location
Country	Dominican Republic
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Loma Siete Cabezas, Sierra de Yamasá, Dominican Republic
Mouth
• location	Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	148 km (92 mi)
Basin size	2,685 km2 (1,037 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Savita, Yabacao
• right	La Isabela River

History

In 1498, Bartolome Colon had a fort built on the Ozama River delta, which would later become the first permanent European settlement in the New World (Santo Domingo). The estuary at that time, "teemed with fish and where the Indians raised cassava and yams," according to Floyd.[1]

Course

The river flows 148 kilometers (92 mi) before emptying into the Caribbean Sea. At the end of the journey it bisects the capital, Santo Domingo, into eastern and western halves. The three main tributaries of the Ozama are the Isabela River, the Sabita River and the Yabacao River.

The Ozama's basin is the fourth largest in the Dominican Republic. The river has several tributaries, with a combined area of 2,706 square kilometers (1,045 sq mi). The river basin has an annual precipitation of 1,400 mm (55 in) to 2,250 mm (89 in) per year.[2][3]

Pollution

The Ozama River is heavily polluted. It is constantly affected by the slums on its shores and the factories that dump their waste into it. It is one of the main causes of pollution on the coastline of Santo Domingo.[4] In August 2020, The Ocean Cleanup organization deployed an Interceptor Original, one of their solar-powered, automated systems, to help combat the flow of plastics and trash into the Caribbean Sea.[5]

See also

Port of Santo Domingo

References

На других языках

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[de] Río Ozama

Der Río Ozama ist ein Fluss in der Dominikanischen Republik. Er entspringt im Gebirgsrücken der Siete Cabezas in der Sierra de Yamasá in der Nähe der Stadt Villa Altagracia. Der Río Ozama ist 148 Kilometer lang und mündet bei Santo Domingo im Karibischen Meer, wo er die Stadt teilt. Seine wichtigsten Nebenflüsse sind der Río Isabela, der Río Sabita und der Río Yabacao.

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- [en] Ozama River

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[es] Río Ozama

El Ozama es un río que nace en la Loma Siete Cabezas, en la Sierra de Yamasá, República Dominicana. Debido a su profundidad es considerado el cuarto río más importante del país. Abarca 2.686 kilómetros cuadrados y recorre 148 kilómetros. Desemboca en el mar Caribe, en la ciudad de Santo Domingo.

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[it] Ozama

Il fiume Ozama è un fiume della Repubblica Dominicana. Nasce nella Loma Siete Cabezas, possiede un bacino di 2.686 chilometri quadrati e sfocia nel mar dei Caraibi, presso la città di Santo Domingo, dopo un percorso di circa 148 km.

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