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词条 Río Grande de Arecibo
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The Río Grande de Arecibo (Arecibo River) is a river of Puerto Rico. The headwaters lie in the mountains to the south of Adjuntas. From there it flows north until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean near Arecibo. The tributaries lie along the side of the Cerro de Punta and the Utuado pluton. It flows through the northern, passing along a gorge that is 200 m deep and 800–1,200 m wide. Its waters are not clean and not to be consumed by natives and dwellers. It flows through the middle of Puerto Rico[2]

The tributaries to Río Grande de Arecibo are Vacas, Pellejas, Garzas, Saltillo, Cidra, Grande de Jayuya, Caguana, Caonillas, Yunés, Limón, Jauca, Tanamá and Santiago rivers.[1]

See also

  • List of rivers of Puerto Rico

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Rio Grande de Arecibo, Puerto Rico: Environmental Impact Statement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jzk0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA6|year=1991|pages=6–}}
2. ^{{cite book | first=Watson H. | last=Monroe | year=1980 | title=Some Tropical Landforms of Puerto Rico | work=Geological Survey professional paper 1159 | publisher=Department of the Interior | page=12 }}
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External links

  • [https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/hu58 USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20081023123302/http://www.linktopr.com/rios.html Rios de Puerto Rico]
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1 : Rivers of Puerto Rico

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