Río Grande de Arecibo
The Río Grande de Arecibo (Arecibo River) is a river of Puerto Rico. The headwaters lie in the mountains to the south of Adjuntas. From there it flows north until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean near Arecibo.[1] The tributaries lie along the side of the Cerro de Punta and the Utuado pluton. It flows through the northern, passing along a gorge that is 200 m deep and 800–1,200 m wide. It flows through the middle of Puerto Rico[2]
Río Grande de Arecibo | |
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Río Grande de Arecibo | |
Location | |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Municipality | Arecibo |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Río Vacadas |
Mouth | |
• location | Arecibo Bay, Atlantic Ocean |
Length | 52.89 km (32.86 mi) |
The tributaries to Río Grande de Arecibo are Vacas, Pellejas, Garzas, Saltillo, Cidra, Grande de Jayuya, Caguana, Caonillas, Yunés, Limón, Jauca, Tanamá and Santiago rivers.[3]
Flood control project
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]
Gallery
- View of Arecibo from the mouth of Río Grande de Arecibo
- View of the river from Cueva Ventana
See also
References
- Fewkes, J. Walter (1903). "Prehistoric Porto Rican Photographs". American Anthropologist. 5 (1): 44. doi:10.1525/aa.1903.5.3.02a00020.
- Monroe, Watson H. (1980). Some Tropical Landforms of Puerto Rico. Geological Survey professional paper 1159. Department of the Interior. p. 12.
- Rio Grande de Arecibo, Puerto Rico: Environmental Impact Statement. 1991. pp. 6–.
- "USACE: $3.348 billion go toward reducing flood risk in Florida, Puerto Rico and USVI". Caribbean Business. 6 July 2018.