Yauco River

The Yauco River (Spanish: Río Yauco) is a river that goes through Guayanilla and Yauco, municipalities in Puerto Rico.^[1][2][3]

Yauco River
Puente Las Vegas over the Río Yauco in 1935
Native name	Río Yauco (Spanish)
Location
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Guayanilla, Yauco

The Antonio Lucchetti Dam and Reservoir is on the Yauco River.^[4]

Hurricane Maria

Significant rainfall from Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017 caused the Yauco River to overflow, flooding and decimating entire neighborhoods.^[5]

Gallery

• 
  Yauco River, circa 1907
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  Antonio Lucchetti Dam on the Yauco River

See also

• List of rivers of Puerto Rico

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