The Yauco River (Spanish: Río Yauco) is a river that goes through Guayanilla and Yauco, municipalities in Puerto Rico.[1][2][3]
| Yauco River | |
|---|---|
 Puente Las Vegas over the Río Yauco in 1935 | |
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| Native name | Río Yauco (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Guayanilla, Yauco |
The Antonio Lucchetti Dam and Reservoir is on the Yauco River.[4]
Hurricane Maria
editSignificant rainfall from Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 caused the Yauco River to overflow, flooding and decimating entire neighborhoods.[5]
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Yauco River, circa 1907 -
Antonio Lucchetti Dam on the Yauco River
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See also
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edit- ^ Suarez, Victor. "Inventario de los ríos más importantes 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 2015-03-31. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Luis Santiago-Rivera. Low-Flow Characteristics at Selected Sites on Streams in Southern and Western Puerto Rico Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4147 (1996) (PDF) (Report). U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 29. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ Kaye, Clifford A. "Antonio Lucchetti Dam, Puerto Rico". pubs.geoscienceworld. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "María, un nombre que no vamos a olvidar. [Maria, a name we'll never forget.]". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Yauco
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