Antón Ruiz River
| Río Antón Ruiz | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Humacao |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Collores, Humacao |
| • elevation | 344 ft |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vieques Sound |
• elevation | 0 ft |
| Length | 6.73 miles |
| Basin size | 8.72 sq miles |
The Antón Ruiz River (Spanish: Río Antón Ruiz) is a river of Humacao and Naguabo in Puerto Rico.[1][2] It is 6.73 miles long,[3] having its origins at the Collores and Mambiche Creeks of barrio Antón Ruiz, in the northeastern hills of the San Lorenzo Batholith, and its source at the Vieques Sound (Canal de Vieques).[1][3] The river forms the natural boundary between the municipalities of Humacao and Naguabo throughout its Pterocarpus-forested delta, which is protected by the Humacao Nature Reserve.[4]
A bridge carrying Puerto Rico Highway 3 and another bridge carrying Puerto Rico Highway 53 cross over the Antón Ruiz River in Humacao.[5]
See also
18°10′26″N 65°44′23″W / 18.1738489°N 65.7396061°W[6]
References
- ^ a b Suarez, Victor. "Rios de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2008.
- ^ "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Los Ríos" (PDF). Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico: DRNA. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Reserva Natural Reserva Natural de Humacao — Puerto DRNA "Navega por el ambiente"". www.drna.pr.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ "Humacao Bridges". National Bridge Inventory Data. US Dept. of Transportation. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Anton Ruiz
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