# Dennery River

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{{Short description|River of Saint Lucia}}
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The '''Dennery River''' is the river on the southern end of the fishing village of [Dennery](/source/Dennery_Quarter) on the island of [Saint Lucia](/source/Saint_Lucia). The community of Dennery is built on its [flood plain](/source/floodplain) and in recent times has been the cause of serious flooding in the coastal community. It drains into the [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/|title=Dennery River|website=National Geospatial Intelligence Agency|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Hazards==
It has been advised that all human contact with the water should be avoided as it is hazardous to health. The water is polluted and full of bacteria causing potential harm.<ref>{{cite web|last=Monlouis|first=Claudia|title=Residents warned to stay away from Dennery river|url=http://web.stlucia.gov.lc/pr2010/february/residents_warned_to_stay_away_from_dennery_river.htm|publisher=Saint Lucia|accessdate=25 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220021113/http://web.stlucia.gov.lc/pr2010/february/residents_warned_to_stay_away_from_dennery_river.htm|archive-date=20 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of rivers of Saint Lucia](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Saint_Lucia)

==References==
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Category:Rivers of Saint Lucia

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