The Bairoa River ( es, Río Bairoa) is a river of
Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Geography
The Bairoa River is one of the two main streams that traverse the
Caguas Valley
Caguas Valley (Spanish: ''Valle de Caguas''), or the Caguas-Juncos Valley and popularly referred to as the Turabo Valley (Spanish: ''Valle del Turabo''), is a large valley lying between the Central Mountain Range and the Sierra de Luquillo in the ...
from west to east (the other being the
Cagüitas River
The Cagüitas River ( es, Río Cagüitas) is a river of Caguas and Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico.
See also
*List of rivers of Puerto Rico
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), both of which emptying into the
Loíza River.
Bairoa River Protected Natural Area
The Bairoa River Protected Natural Area (Spanish: ''Área natural protegida del Río Bairoa''), located in
Bairoa, Caguas, is a forested section of the Bairoa River designated a natural protected area since 2016 by the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust (''Para la Naturaleza''). The 584-acre protected area runs along the river and it constitutes an important secondary forest tract and hydrological drainage ecosystem for the
Loíza River. The area is also an important habitat for the Puerto Rican plain pigeon (''
Patagioenas inornata wetmorei
''Patagioenas'' is a genus of New World pigeons whose distinctness from the genus '' Columba'' was long disputed but ultimately confirmed. It is basal to the ''Columba''-''Streptopelia'' radiation. Their ancestors diverged from that lineage prob ...
'').
See also
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List of rivers of Puerto Rico
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Protected areas of Puerto Rico
The protected areas of Puerto Rico include an array of natural areas in the archipelago of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, managed by a number of agencies and entities belonging to both federal and commonwealth gove ...
References
External links
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
Rivers of Puerto Rico
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Protected areas of Puerto Rico