The Guanajibo River ( es, Río Guanajibo) is a river that runs through
Hormigueros
Hormigueros (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the western region of the island, northeast of Cabo Rojo; northwest of San Germán; and south of Mayagüez. Hormigueros is spread over 5 barrios and Hormigueros Pueblo (th ...
,
Cabo Rojo,
Mayagüez,
San Germán, and
Sabana Grande in Puerto Rico.
Flood control project
In mid 2018, the
United States
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Army Corps of Engineers announced it would be undertaking a major
flood
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...
control project of the river, with a $60 million budget.
[https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Portals/44/docs/CongressionalFS/R/Rio_Guanajibo_PR_C_CFS14.pdf ]
See also
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List of rivers of Puerto Rico
References
External links
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
Rivers of Puerto Rico
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
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