Cibuco River
| Cibuco River | |
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.jpg) Cibuco River during a rainy day in Cibuco barrio | |
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| Native name | Río Cibuco (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipalities | Corozal, Vega Alta and Vega Baja |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 18°29′10″N 66°22′42″W / 18.4860558°N 66.3782254°W[1] |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 23.75 miles |
| Basin size | 91.57 sq mi |
The Cibuco River (Spanish: Río Cibuco) is a river located in northern Puerto Rico. The river has its source in the municipality of Corozal and flows through Vega Alta and Vega Baja municipalities, where its mouth is located, at Cibuco Bay.[2] The Cibuco is about 23.75 miles long,[3] with notable tributaries being the Indio, Mavilla and Corozal Rivers.[4][5] The river also feeds into the Cibuco Swamp, one of the largest swamps in Puerto Rico which today is protected as a nature reserve.[6]
The river flooded up to 15 feet during Hurricane Maria in some neighborhoods and as late as 2019, the river floods when rains are heavy.[7]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Cibuco
- ^ "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Los Ríos" (PDF). Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico: DRNA. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Suarez, Victor. "Rios de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2008.
- ^ Peter E. Siegel (2005). Ancient Borinquen: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Native Puerto Rico. University of Alabama Press. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-8173-5238-7.
- ^ "Reserva Natural Pantano Cibuco". DRNA. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ Cancel, Alex Figueroa (2019-09-25). "Familias desalojan sus casas en Vega Baja en medio de una pugna por la limpieza de un caño". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
External links
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