Indio River Explained

Indio River
Pushpin Map:	USA Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type1:	Commonwealth
Subdivision Name1:	Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Morovis, and Vega Baja
Source1 Elevation:	23 ft.

The Indio River (Spanish; Castilian: Río Indio) is a river of Vega Baja and Morovis in Puerto Rico. Indio River has mogotes on either side. Indio River meets Cibuco River. The river is quick to rise and causes flooding when there is heavy rain.^{[1] [2]}

Paso del Indio

An important archeological site, Paso del Indio, is located on the west bank of Spanish; Castilian: Río Indio in Vega Baja. Discovered when a highway was being built, it contained artifacts and bones carbon dated to 2580 b.c.^[3]

See also

• Paso del Indio Site: archeological site along the river
• List of rivers of Puerto Rico

External links

• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
• Ríos de Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Book: Peter E. Siegel. Ancient Borinquen: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Native Puerto Rico. 2005. University of Alabama Press. 978-0-8173-5238-7. 56–.
2. Web site: The Paso del Indio site, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico: A progress report . research gate . 15 January 2022.
3. Web site: Ancient Borinquen . Project MUSE . January 1, 2012 . January 15, 2022.