The Cibuco River (Spanish: Río Cibuco) is a river of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Part of the river goes through Vega Alta and Corozal municipalities.[1][2][3] It is 23.75 miles long.[4] Cibuco River meets Indio River.[5] The river flooded up to 15 feet during Hurricane Maria in some neighborhoods and as late as 2019, the river floods when rains are heavy.[6]
| Cibuco River | |
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 Cibuco River during a rainy day in Cibuco barrio | |
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| Native name | Río Cibuco (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Vega Baja |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 18°29′10″N 66°22′42″W / 18.4860558°N 66.3782254°W[1] |
| Length | 23.75 miles |
| Basin size | 91.57 sq mi |
See also
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edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Cibuco
- ^ Suarez, Victor. "Rios de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2008.
- ^ "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Los Ríos" (PDF). Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico: DRNA. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Peter E. Siegel (2005). Ancient Borinquen: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Native Puerto Rico. University of Alabama Press. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-8173-5238-7.
- ^ Cancel, Alex Figueroa (2019-09-25). "Familias desalojan sus casas en Vega Baja en medio de una pugna por la limpieza de un caño". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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