Río Cañas (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
| Río Cañas | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Caguas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Altos de la Mesa in Jagüeyes, Aguas Buenas |
| Mouth | |
• location | Loíza River in Río Cañas, Caguas |
• elevation | 135 ft. |
| Length | 9 km |
| Basin features | |
| Waterfalls | Prieto Falls |
The Cañas River (Spanish: Río Cañas) is a tributary of the Loíza River that flows through the municipalities of Aguas Buenas and Caguas in Puerto Rico. It has its source in the northward slopes in the Aguas Buenas side of Altos de la Mesa, flowing downstream through the Caguas barrio of the same name before emptying in the Loíza Lake (also known as Carraízo Lake), a reservoir of the Loíza River created by the Carraízo Dam.[1][2]
The historic La Concepcion Bridge, built in 1856 as part of the then called "Río Piedras-Caguas Highway" portion of the Carretera Central, crosses it close to PR-1.[3]
See also
18°17′20″N 66°01′47″W / 18.2888415°N 66.0296098°W[4]
References
- ^ Gobierno Municipal de Caguas. (June 12, 2015). Revisión Integral del Plan Territorial del Municipio Autónomo de Caguas: Programa para Vista Pública. Retrieved September 8, 2025
- ^ "Land Use 1950, 1977, 1987 maps" (PDF). USGS. US Dept of the Interior. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Historic Bridges of Puerto Rico MPS" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Cañas
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