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The Cibuco River (Spanish: Río Cibuco) is a river of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Part of the river goes through Vega Alta and Corozal municipalities.[1][2][3] It is 23.75 miles long.[4] Cibuco River meets Indio River.[5] The river flooded up to 15 feet during Hurricane Maria in some neighborhoods and as late as 2019, the river floods when rains are heavy.[6]

Cibuco River
Cibuco River during a rainy day in Cibuco barrio
Native nameRío Cibuco  (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityVega Baja
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates18.4860558°N 66.3782254°W / 18.4860558; -66.3782254[1]
Length23.75 miles
Basin size91.57 sq mi

See also



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Cibuco
  2. Suarez, Victor. "Rios de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2008.
  3. "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. Peter E. Siegel (2005). Ancient Borinquen: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Native Puerto Rico. University of Alabama Press. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-8173-5238-7.
  6. Cancel, Alex Figueroa (2019-09-25). "Familias desalojan sus casas en Vega Baja en medio de una pugna por la limpieza de un caño". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-05.






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