Cibuco River
Cibuco River during a rainy day in Cibuco barrio
Cibuco River is located in Puerto Rico
Cibuco River
Native nameRío Cibuco (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityVega Baja
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates18°29′10″N 66°22′42″W / 18.4860558°N 66.3782254°W / 18.4860558; -66.3782254[1]
Length23.75 miles
Basin size91.57 sq mi

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 rains are heavy.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Cibuco
  2. ↑ Suarez, Victor. "Rios de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.


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