Jacaguas River Explained

Río Jacaguas
Pushpin Map:Puerto Rico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Length:24.68miles[1]
Source1 Elevation:2099feet
Mouth Elevation:0feet
Discharge1 Avg:37000cuft/s[2]
Basin Size:59.85sqmi[3]
River System:Jacaguas River
Tributaries Left:Quebrada Jaguayes
Quebrada Chorrera
Tributaries Right:Quebrada Guanabana

Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Díaz in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into the Caribbean Sea east of the city of Ponce. One of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, it is also the longest, at 39.72km (24.68miles). The river has a discharge of 37,000 ft3/second, making it also Ponce's most affluent river.[4]

Origin and course

Jacaguas has its origin in the municipality of Villalba, Puerto Rico, in the boundary between barrio Vacas and barrio Hato Puerco Arriba,[5] at an altitude of approximately 2099feet above sea level. It crosses the municipalities of Villalba and Juana Díaz, forming the Guayabal Lake, before approaching the municipality of Ponce where it becomes the boundary between Ponce and Juana Díaz most of its trajectory. From there it empties into the Caribbean Sea.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/13-LOS%20RIOS%20T..pdf Los Rios.
  2. Ferdinand Quiñones and Karl G. Johnson. The Floods of May 17–18, 1985 and October 6–7, 1985 in Puerto Rico. U.S. Geological Survey. Open File Report 87-123. Prepared in Conjunction with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources, Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, and the Puerto Rico Highway Authority. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1987. Page 15.
  3. http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/biblioteca/publicaciones/hojas-de-nuestro-ambiente/13-LOS%20RIOS%20T..pdf Los Rios.
  4. Ferdinand Quiñones and Karl G. Johnson. The Floods of May 17–18, 1985 and October 6–7, 1985 in Puerto Rico. U.S. Geological Survey. Open File Report 87-123. Prepared in Conjunction with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources, Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, and the Puerto Rico Highway Authority. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1987. Page 15.
  5. http://www.mitaino.com/ambiente/rios Los Ríos de Puerto Rico.