Camuy River Explained

Camuy River
Subdivision Type1:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name1:Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Camuy, Hatillo, Lares

The Camuy River (Spanish; Castilian: Río Camuy; pronounced as /es/) is a river in Puerto Rico. It is the third largest underground river in the world and[1] helped shape the cave system known as the Rio Camuy Caves.[2] [3] [4]

The river and water flow systems of Río Camuy have been studied by the US Geological Service in 1995.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Programa de Parques Nacionales de Puerto Rico . Departamento de Recreación y Deportes . 18 February 2019 . es.
  2. News: Martinez-Carter . Karina . Puerto Rico's underground caves . 18 February 2019 . BBC . November 14, 2011.
  3. Web site: Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists . saj.usace.army.mil . SAJ . 18 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331234839/http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Portals/44/docs/regulatory/sourcebook/other_permitting_factors/Jacksonville%20District%20Section%2010%20Waters.pdf . 2015-03-31 . live .
  4. Web site: Rios de Puerto Rico . https://web.archive.org/web/20081023123302/http://www.linktopr.com/rios.html . October 23, 2008 . dead . es.
  5. Patrick Tucci . Myrna I. Martinez . Hydrology and Simulation of Ground Water Flow in the Aguadilla to Rio Camuy Area, Puerto Rico. US Dept. of the Interior.

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