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Map with highways and waterways in Puerto Rico. List of rivers in Puerto Rico (U.S. Commonwealth), sorted by drainage basin and then alphabetically. There are 47 main rivers and 24 lagoons or reservoirs. [1] Most of Puerto Rico's rivers originate in the Cordillera Central. There are four slopes through which rainwater flows towards the sea.
The Antón Ruiz River (Spanish: Río Antón Ruiz) is a river of Humacao and Naguabo in Puerto Rico. [1] [2] It is 6.73 miles long. [3] It begins at Collores and Mambiche creeks. [1] [3] A bridge carrying Puerto Rico Highway 3 and another bridge carrying Puerto Rico Highway 53 cross over the Antón Ruiz River in Humacao. [4]
In mid 2018, the United States Army Corps of Engineers announced it would be undertaking a major flood control project of the river, with a budget of $82.9 million. [4]In mid 2021, funding was appropriated for work on the Río Grande de Arecibo, including work to improve the natural habitat of local species, including the Puerto Rican crested toad and a Río Grande de Arecibo canalization ...
The Cibuco River (Spanish: Río Cibuco) is a river of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Part of the river goes through Vega Alta and Corozal municipalities. [1] [2] [3] It is 23.75 miles long. [4] Cibuco River meets Indio River. [5] The river flooded up to 15 feet during Hurricane Maria in some neighborhoods and as late as 2019, the river floods when ...
The Rio Grande de Loíza basin is the largest in Puerto Rico with an area of 751 square kilometres (289.9 sq mi). [2] The source of the river is located in the Espino barrio of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico on the eastern slopes of the Sierra de Cayey mountain range, close to Carite State Forest.
[5] [6] In the 1898 Military Notes on Puerto Rico by the U.S. it is written that Culebrina River "is bounded on the south and east by the Lares Mountain ridge, and on the north by small hills of little interest. From the Lares Mountains it flows from east to west and empties on the west coast north of San Francisco de la Aguada, in the center ...
Fajardo River (Spanish: Río Fajardo) is a river of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. It crosses Ceiba and Fajardo. [2] [3] It is 16.35 miles long. [4] It is a scenic river with pools, rapids, an extensive tropical forest. [5]
In the 1898 Military Notes on Puerto Rico by the U.S. it is written that the "Manatí River is bounded on the east 'south by the Sierra Grande and on the west by the Siales ridge. It rises in the Sierra Grande, and parallel with the preceding river, it flows through Siales and Manatí, to the north of which latter town it empties into the ...