Camuy River

The Camuy River (Spanish: Río Camuy; pron. ka-MOO-ee) is a river in Puerto Rico. It is the third largest underground river in the world and[1] helped shape the cave system known as the Rio Camuy Caves.[2][3][4]

Camuy River
Camuy River
Native nameRío Camuy
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityCamuy

The river and water flow systems of Río Camuy have been studied by the US Geological Service in 1995.[5]

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See also

References

  1. "Programa de Parques Nacionales de Puerto Rico". Departamento de Recreación y Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. Martinez-Carter, Karina (November 14, 2011). "Puerto Rico's underground caves". BBC. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-03-31. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. "Rios de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 23, 2008.
  5. Patrick Tucci and Myrna I. Martinez. Hydrology and Simulation of Ground Water Flow in the Aguadilla to Rio Camuy Area, Puerto Rico (PDF) (Report). US Dept. of the Interior.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Camuy


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