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Yauco River

Coordinates: 17°58′55″N 66°47′56″W / 17.9819110°N 66.7987863°W / 17.9819110; -66.7987863[6]
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Yauco River
Puente Las Vegas over the Río Yauco in 1935
Map
Native nameRío Yauco (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityGuayanilla, Yauco

The Yauco River (Spanish: Río Yauco) is a river that goes through Guayanilla and Yauco, municipalities in Puerto Rico.[1][2][3]

The Antonio Lucchetti Dam and Reservoir is on the Yauco River.[4]

Hurricane Maria

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Significant rainfall from Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 caused the Yauco River to overflow, flooding and decimating entire neighborhoods.[5]

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See also

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17°58′55″N 66°47′56″W / 17.9819110°N 66.7987863°W / 17.9819110; -66.7987863[6]

References

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  1. ^ Suarez, Victor. "Inventario de los ríos más importantes de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-03-31. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kaye, Clifford A. "Antonio Lucchetti Dam, Puerto Rico". pubs.geoscienceworld. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ^ "María, un nombre que no vamos a olvidar. [Maria, a name we'll never forget.]". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Yauco
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