Cañas River (Naranjito, Puerto Rico)

Cañas River
Native nameRío Cañas (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityNaranjito
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCedro Abajo, Naranjito
Mouth 
 • location
La Plata Lake in Quebrada Cruz, Toa Alta
 • elevation
151 ft.

The Cañas River (Spanish: Río Cañas) is a tributary of La Plata River that flows through the municipalities of Naranjito and Toa Alta in Puerto Rico.[1] Along with its mainstream of La Plata, it is one of the rivers that directly feeds La Plata Lake.[2]

See also

18°19′58″N 66°14′20″W / 18.3327291°N 66.2387792°W / 18.3327291; -66.2387792[3]

References

  1. ^ Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1980. pp. 12–.
  2. ^ Soler-López, Luis R. "Sedimentation Survey of Lago La Plata, Puerto Rico, July 2006". USGS National Geologic Map Database. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Cañas