The Mameyes River (Spanish: Río Mameyes) is a river of Luquillo, Puerto Rico, and is also in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. It received the National Wild and Scenic River designation in 2002 and its riparian zone is 73 acres.[2][3]
| Mameyes River | |
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 Mameyes River in Río Grande | |
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| Native name | Río Mameyes (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Luquillo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 18°23′07″N 65°45′00″W / 18.3852276°N 65.7498851°W[1] |
| Type | Wild, Scenic, Recreational |
| Designated | December 19, 2002 |
See also
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edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Mameyes
- ^ "Rio Mameyes". National Wild and Scenic River System.
- ^ https://pr.water.usgs.gov/data/gis/drainage/DA_50065500_lttr.jpg [bare URL image file]
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