The Herrera River ( es, Río Herrera) is a river of
Río Grande, Puerto Rico
Río Grande () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the eastern edge of the Northern Coastal Valley, north of Las Piedras, Naguabo and Ceiba; east of Loíza and Canóvanas and west of Luquillo. Río Grande is spread over eigh ...
. It begins at barrio
Ciénaga Alta
Ciénaga Alta is a barrio in the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,911.
History
Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and ...
, in Río Grande and travels through
Loiza, Puerto Rico, another municipality. It begins at an elevation of above sea level. It has an approximate length of from its source until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico between the towns of Loíza and Río Grande. It runs generally from south to north.
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
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