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in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into the Caribbean Sea east of the city of Ponce. One of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, it is also the longest, at . The river has a discharge of 37,000 ft³/second, making it also Ponce's most affluent river.

Origin and course

Jacaguas has its origin in the municipality of Villalba, Puerto Rico, in the boundary between barrio Vacas and barrio Hato Puerco Arriba,''Los Ríos de Puerto Rico.''
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, forming the Guayabal Lake, before approaching the municipality of Ponce where it becomes the boundary between Ponce and Juana Díaz most of its trajectory. From there it empties into the Caribbean Sea.

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Origin and course

See also

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