The Yauco River ( es, Río Yauco) is a river that goes through
Guayanilla and
Yauco
Yauco () is a town and municipality in southern Puerto Rico. Although the downtown is inland, the municipality stretches to a southern coast facing the Caribbean Sea. Yauco is located south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana G ...
, municipalities in Puerto Rico.
The Antonio Lucchetti Dam and
Reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
is on the Yauco River.
Hurricane Maria
Significant rainfall from
Hurricane Maria
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on September 20, 2017 caused the Yauco River to overflow, flooding and decimating entire neighborhoods.
Gallery
Rio de Yauco (1907).jpg, Yauco River, circa 1907
Hurricane Maria recovery, Jim Smith withUSGS inside the Antonio Lucchetti Dam on the Yauco River in Puerto Rico.jpg, Antonio Lucchetti Dam on the Yauco River
See also
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List of rivers of Puerto Rico
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References
External links
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
Rivers of Puerto Rico
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