| Río Anón | |
| Map: | Ponce rivers.png |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Source1 Location: | Barrio Anón, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Mouth Location: | Río Inabón, barrio Anón, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Progression: | Barrio Anon, Municipality of Ponce |
| Subdivision Type1: | Commonwealth |
| Subdivision Name1: | Puerto Rico |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ponce |
| Length: | 4km (02miles)[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 3854feet[2] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1060feet[3] [4] |
Anón River (Spanish; Castilian: Río Anón) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico.[5] It is located in the northeastern area of the municipality. Río Anón is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality and, at 1060feet, it is also the third with the highest river mouth location, after Río Prieto and Río Blanco, both of which have their mouths at 1381feet.[6] Río Anón is a tributary of Río Inabón. It has a length of approximately 4km (02miles) and generally runs south. It has both its origin and its mouth in Barrio Anón.
The river originates in the mountains of the Toro Negro State Forest,[7] in barrio Anón in Ponce,[8] and cuts through the center of Barrio Anón.[9] It then feeds into Río Inabón just south of the intersection of PR-511 and Camino Jurutungo in central Barrio Anón. Río Anón has both its origin and its mouth in barrio Anón.[10]
The following table summarizes the course of Rio Anón in terms of roads crossed. Roads are listed as the river flows from its origin in the mountains of Barrio Anón, north of the city of Ponce, to its feeding into Rio Inabón (N/A = Data not available):
| No. | Barrio | Road | Road's km marker | NBI ID[11] | Bridge name (if any) | Direction (of bridge traffic) | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anón | N/A | N/A | Unnamed | Both | 18.1403°N -66.5885°W | 0.1 km East of PR-511, km 14.5, on PR-511R (0.1 km S of Camino El Monte) | |
| 2 | Camino Comunidad Los Chinos | not marked | N/A | Unnamed | Both | 18.1366°N -66.5823°W | 0.1 km East of PR-511, km 13.2, on Camino Comunidad Los Chinos | |
| 3 | Camino Jurutungo | not marked | N/A | Unnamed | Both | 18.1334°N -66.5798°W | 0.1 km East of PR-511, km 12.7, on Camino Jurutungo | |
| 4 | Unnamed | not marked | 23401 | Unnamed | Both | 18.1322°N -66.5798°W | 0.1 km East of PR-511, km 12.5, on Unnamed Road [Note: At this point the river is [[Río Inabón]]] | |
Río Anón becomes Río Inabón at the point just south of the intersections of PR-511 and Camino Jurutungo. After this point, Río Inabón winds its way through the hills paralleling PR-511 through barrios Anón and Real. It follows by the eastern edge of barrio Coto Laurel, and then forms the border between barrios Vayas and Capitanejo before it empties into the Caribbean Sea as Río Inabón.[12]