Cerrillos River
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Cerrillos River (Spanish: Río Cerrillos) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Bucaná River. Río Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as Maragüez River, because most of its course runs through Barrio Maragüez. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality. The river has a discharge of 24,000 cubic feet per second,[8] making it the second most affluent river in the municipality after Río Jacaguas.
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Cerrillos River Río Maragüez | |
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Etymology | Barrio Cerrillos |
Native name | Río Cerrillos (Spanish) |
Location | |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Municipality | Ponce |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Barrio Anón |
• coordinates | 18.1319046°N 66.5798949°W / 18.1319046; -66.5798949[1] |
• elevation | 1,200 feet (370 m)[3] |
Mouth | |
• location | Río Bucaná |
• elevation | 69 feet (21 m)[4] |
Length | 18.5 miles (29.8 km)[5] |
Basin size | 17.80 sq mi (46.1 km2)[6] |
Discharge | |
• average | 24,000 cu ft/s (680 m3/s)[7] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Anón Maragüez Cerrillos |
River system | Río Bucaná |
Tributaries | |
• left | Río Bayagán Quebrada Ausubo Río San Patricio |
• right | Río Prieto |
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