The Icacos River ( es, Río Icacos), sometimes spelled Hicacos, is a river of
Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Naguabo (, ) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island bordered by the Vieques Passage, north of Humacao; south of Río Grande and Ceiba; and east of Las Piedras. Naguabo is spread over 8 barrios and Na ...
. It is long and has received the designation of "Wild and Scenic River" by the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-542), enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free- ...
.
This river aids the
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
dam in Naguabo.
Río Icacos National Wild and Scenic River
The Icacos River has been designated a
National Wild and Scenic River
The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-542), enacted by the U.S. Congress to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free- ...
since 2009. The river is located within
El Yunque National Forest
El Yunque National Forest ( es, Bosque Nacional El Yunque), formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest (or ''Bosque Nacional del Caribe''), is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rainforest in the United Sta ...
and
El Toro Wilderness
El Toro Wilderness ( es, Selva El Toro) is a federally designated National Wilderness Preservation System unit located within El Yunque National Forest (formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest) on the Sierra de Luquillo in eastern Puerto ...
, and it has some of the most varied terrain of any of the forest rivers.
The Icacos River flows into a three-river junction (together with the
Cubuy and
Prieto Rivers) through a series of waterfalls often called the Icacos Falls or Cubuy Falls, also located within the municipality of
Naguabo.
This is the source of the
Blanco River which flows southeast towards the
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
in
Río barrio, Naguabo.
Gallery
File:Rocks in Icacos River.jpg, Boulders in Icacos River
File:Icacos River in Naguabo2.jpg, Waterfall in Icacos River
See also
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List of rivers of Puerto Rico
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Cayo Icacos
Cayo Icacos is a small, uninhabited island off the coast of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. It forms part of the La Cordillera Reef Nature Reserve and is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. It is a fifteen-minute ...
References
External links
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
Rivers of Puerto Rico
Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States
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