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Coamo River

Coordinates: 17°57′34″N 66°25′42″W / 17.9594110°N 66.4282256°W / 17.9594110; -66.4282256[1]
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Coamo River
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Native nameRío Coamo (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesCoamo, Santa Isabel
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates17°57′34″N 66°25′42″W / 17.9594110°N 66.4282256°W / 17.9594110; -66.4282256[1]
Basin features
LandmarksLas Tres Haciendas Waterworks
Tributaries 
 • leftCuyón River
 • rightLas Minas River
BridgesPadre Íñigo Bridge

The Coamo River (Spanish: Río Coamo) is a river in southern Puerto Rico. It runs for approximately 24 miles or 38 kilometers through the municipalities of Coamo and Santa Isabel, where it empties into the Caribbean Sea at Coamo Bay in Boca Velázquez. Its source lies in the Cordillera Central, on the Pulguillas ward (barrio).[2]

The Coamo River and its coastal wetlands host great egrets and other wildlife throughout the year. The river was dredged and cleaned after damages and flooding caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017.[3] It also contains irrigation dams, such as the Coamo Reservoir Dam in Santa Isabel.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Coamo
  2. ^ Military Notes on Puerto Rico. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1898. pp. 70–.
  3. ^ "USDA Announces First EWP Project in Puerto Rico post-Maria (Article) | recovery.fema.gov". recovery.fema.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  4. ^ "RIO COAMO NR BOCA VELAZQUEZ, SANTA ISABEL, PR". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
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