Cañas River (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
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"Río Cañas" redirects here. For other uses, see Río Cañas (disambiguation).
Cañas River, also known as Río Cañas (English: Canas River), is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Magueyes in the area where it flows through Barrio Magueyes, also in the municipality of Ponce.[6] This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
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Cañas River | |
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Location | |
Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
Municipality | Ponce |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Cerro Avispa, Barrio Guaraguao |
• coordinates | 18.0019106°N 66.6404508°W / 18.0019106; -66.6404508[1] |
• elevation | 930 feet (280 m)[3] |
Mouth | |
• location | Rio Matilde |
• elevation | 15 feet (4.6 m)[4] |
Length | 14 km (8.7 mi)[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Guaraguao Magueyes Magueyes Urbano Canas Urbano |
River system | Río Matilde |
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