San Patricio River Explained

San Patricio River
Pushpin Map:Puerto Rico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Source1 Location:Corcho, Utuado
Mouth Location:Cerrillos River
Progression:San Patricio
Maragüez
Subdivision Type1:Commonwealth
Subdivision Name1:Puerto Rico
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ponce
Length:6.3km (03.9miles)[1]
Source1 Elevation:1917feet[2]
Mouth Elevation:660feet[3]
River System:Río Bucaná
Tributaries Left:Quebrada La Mocha

San Patricio River (Spanish: Río San Patricio) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Bucaná River river system via Cerrillos River. San Patricio is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.

Origin

San Patricio River has its origin in the sector called Corcho, in the municipality of Utuado.[4]

Progression

The river's course is southward from Utuado and into barrio San Patricio of the municipality of Ponce. After progressing south through barrio San Patricio, the river enters barrio Maragüez also in the municipality of Ponce. From there it continues its southerly progression until it feeds into Río Cerrillos.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/maptest Maptest.
  2. http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/maptest Maptest.
  3. http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/maptest Maptest.
  4. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poncepr/ponce1831.html Ponce en 1831.
  5. http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/maptest Maptest.