# Ozama River

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River in Dominican Republic

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

The **Ozama River** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Río Ozama*) is a river in the [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic). It rises in the Loma Siete Cabezas mountain in the [Sierra de Yamasá](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sierra_de_Yamas%C3%A1&action=edit&redlink=1) mountain range, close to the town of [Villa Altagracia](/source/Villa_Altagracia).

## History

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

## Course

Port in Ozama river.

The river flows 148 kilometers (92 mi) before emptying into the [Caribbean Sea](/source/Caribbean_Sea). At the end of the journey it bisects the capital, [Santo Domingo](/source/Santo_Domingo), into eastern and western halves. The three main [tributaries](/source/Tributary) of the Ozama are the [Isabela River](/source/Isabela_River), the [Sabita River](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sabita_River&action=edit&redlink=1) and the [Yabacao River](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Port_of_Santo_Domingo)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Floyd_1-0)** Floyd, Troy (1973). *The Columbus Dynasty in the Caribbean, 1492–1526*. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. p. 34.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ozama_2-0)** ["Environment Master Plan aims to recover Ozama River basin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140225085252/http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/12/9/49902/Environment-Master-Plan-aims-to-recover-Ozama-River-basin). Dominican Today. Archived from [the original](http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/economy/2013/12/9/49902/Environment-Master-Plan-aims-to-recover-Ozama-River-basin) on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Distritos hidrogeográficos de la República Dominicana"](https://mipais.jmarcano.com/geografia/rios/distritos.html#zona2). *mipais.jmarcano.com*. Retrieved 2018-12-26.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Recovering Santo Domingo's rivers"](http://dominicantoday.com/dr/tourism/2017/02/09/recovering-santo-domingos-rivers/). *DominicanToday* (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Interceptor 004: The First in the Caribbean"](https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/interceptor-004-the-first-in-the-carribean/). *www.theoceancleanup.com*. 28 May 2021.

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