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Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Díaz in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into the
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MiTaino.com. 2009. Originally from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and environmental Resources. Retrieved 7 December 2011. at an altitude of approximately above sea level. It crosses the municipalities of Villalba and Juana Díaz, 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
Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Díaz in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into 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 ...
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 ofVillalba, Puerto Rico
Villalba (), originally known as Villa Alba, is town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region, northeast of Juana Díaz; south of Orocovis; and west of Coamo. Villalba is spread over 6 barrios and Villalba Pueblo (the down ...
, in the boundary between barrio Vacas and barrio Hato Puerco Arriba,MiTaino.com. 2009. Originally from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and environmental Resources. Retrieved 7 December 2011. at an altitude of approximately above sea level. It crosses the municipalities of Villalba and Juana Díaz, 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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See also
*List of rivers of Puerto Rico
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* List of rivers of Ponce
This list of rivers of Ponce consists of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rivers that either originate in the municipality or that run the bulk of their course through said municipality are listed. Except for two rivers, ...
References
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