Río Blanco (

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for ''white river'') is a river in the municipality of Ponce,

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. It is located in the northeastern area of the municipality. It empties into the Río Prieto. Together with the Río Prieto, the Río Blanco is one of the two rivers in Ponce with their mouth at the highest elevation (both at 1,381 feet). This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.

Origin and course

The Río Blanco originates in the mountains of barrio

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in Ponce, right at the foot of

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, in the

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,''Bosques de Puerto Rico: Bosque Estatal de Toro Negro.''
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Page 5. Accessed 27 May 2011. It runs for about 1.8 kilometers before it is fed by ''Quebrada Jamiel'' (Jamiel Brook). After this it runs for about 0.2 kilometer before it feeds into Río Prieto, some 800 feet southwest of the intersection of

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References

External links

USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco (Puerto Rico), Rio Rivers of Puerto Rico Rivers of Ponce, Puerto Rico