Jacaguas River

Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Díaz in Puerto Rico. It flows from north to south, draining into the Caribbean Sea east of the city of Ponce. One of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, it is also the longest, at 39.72 kilometers (24.68 mi). The river has a discharge of 37,000 ft³/second, making it also the one with the greatest discharge.^[6]

Río Jacaguas
Río Jacaguas, as seen from Barrio Capitanejo, Juana Díaz, some 100 feet before it empties into the Caribbean Sea
Location of mouth
Location
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Villalba
• coordinates	17.9738553°N 66.5393380°W / 17.9738553; -66.5393380[1]
• elevation	2,099 feet (640 m)
Mouth
• location	Caribbean Sea
• elevation	0 feet (0 m)
Length	24.68 miles (39.72 km)[3]
Basin size	59.85 sq mi (155.0 km2)[4]
Discharge
• average	37,000 cu ft/s (1,000 m3/s)[5]
Basin features
Progression	Juana Diaz, Ponce
River system	Jacaguas River
Tributaries
• left	Quebrada Jaguayes Quebrada Chorrera
• right	Quebrada Guanabana

Map showing the location of Río Jacaguas among the other rivers in the municipality. The area in pink represents the urban zone of the city

Origin and course

Jacaguas has its origin in the municipality of Villalba, Puerto Rico, in the boundary between barrio Vacas and barrio Hato Puerco Arriba,^[7] at an altitude of approximately 2,099 feet (640 m) above sea level. It crosses the municipalities of Villalba and Juana Díaz, forming the Guayabal Lake, before approaching the municipality of Ponce where it becomes the boundary between Ponce and Juana Díaz most of its trajectory. From there it empties into the Caribbean Sea.

See also

• List of rivers of Puerto Rico
• List of rivers of Ponce