Gurabo River

Gurabo River
Gurabo River
	Mouth of the Gurabo River as it flows into the Loíza River in Gurabo, as seen from Caguas.
Native name	Río Gurabo (Spanish)
Location
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Gurabo, Juncos, Las Piedras
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	El Río, Las Piedras
Mouth
• location	Loíza River in Jaguas, Gurabo

The Gurabo River (Spanish: Río Gurabo) is a river and tributary of the Loíza River in Puerto Rico. In 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced work would be done on the river,^[1] which runs through several municipalities including Gurabo, Juncos, and Las Piedras.^[2]

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In 2018, homes in Juncos were on the verge of collapse as a result of erosion and landslides caused by a change in the rivers trajectory.^[3]

[1]
"Canalizarán el Río Gurabo". Primera Hora (in Spanish). July 10, 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
[2]
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Gurabo
[3]
"Hogares al borde del colapso por crecida de río en Juncos" [Homes on the verge of collapse as a result of Juncos River swelling]. Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra (in Spanish). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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Gurabo River
Mouth of the Gurabo River as it flows into the Loíza River in Gurabo, as seen from Caguas.

Native name	Río Gurabo (Spanish)
Location
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Gurabo, Juncos, Las Piedras
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	El Río, Las Piedras

Mouth
• location	Loíza River in Jaguas, Gurabo