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
• 
  Antonio Lucchetti Dam on the Yauco River

See also

• List of rivers of Puerto Rico

17.9819110°N 66.7987863°W / 17.9819110; -66.7987863^[6]

References

1. Suarez, Victor. "Inventario de los ríos más importantes de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2008.
2. "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-03-31. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
3. Luis Santiago-Rivera. Low-Flow Characteristics at Selected Sites on Streams in Southern and Western Puerto Rico Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4147 (1996) (PDF) (Report). U.S. Department of the Interior. p. 29. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
4. Kaye, Clifford A. "Antonio Lucchetti Dam, Puerto Rico". pubs.geoscienceworld. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
5. "María, un nombre que no vamos a olvidar. [Maria, a name we'll never forget.]". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Yauco
7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Yauco

External links

• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)