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editThe Rio Yagüez (Yagüez River) is a river located in western Puerto Rico.
The Rio Yaguez originates at 1,200 feet above sea-level in the Urayoán Mountains to the south-east of Las Marias and to the north-east of Maricao. From its inception the river runs roughly east to west for 13 miles emptying into the Mayagüez Bay just west of downtown Mayagüez.
During its course, the river traverses the Mayagüez Reservoir located between the Bateyes and Limón barrios of Mayagüez. To protect against flash flooding, the river is canalized throughout the majority of its path through Mayagüez's urban core. The first attempt to canalize the river was when Don Leonardo de Campos was mayor of Mayagüez in 1852, but the difficulties of the project did not allow it back then.[1] The river flooded the city in 1933.[2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.213.64.91 (talk) 22:51, 19 April 2010 (UTC)