The Juan de Bolas River rises in Saint Catherine, Jamaica,[1] and flows through Saint Catherine and Clarendon.

[2] It is one of two rivers in Jamaica named after Juan de Bolas, the first Chief of the Jamaican Maroons.

[2] The river rises just east of Juan de Bolas Mountain, at just under 2,743 feet (836 m)[1] from where it flows north, north-west, west and south-south-west to a confluence with the Rio Minho.

[1] Tributaries (source to confluence) include:[1]