Río Blanco (Puerto Rico)
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Río Blanco is a river in the municipality of Ponce
, Puerto Rico
. It empties into Rio Prieto
. Together with Rio Prieto
, Río Blanco is one of the two rivers in Ponce with their mouth at the highest elevation (both at 1,381 feet). This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
some 800 feet southwest of the intersection of PR-139 and Camino La Poblada.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. It empties into Rio Prieto
Río Prieto (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
Río Prieto is a river in the minicipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Forming at an altitude of , Rio Prieto originates at the second highest point of any river in the municipality after Rio Inabon. It empties into Rio Cerrillos. Together with Rio Blanco, Río Prieto is one of the two rivers in Ponce...
. Together with Rio Prieto
Río Prieto (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
Río Prieto is a river in the minicipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Forming at an altitude of , Rio Prieto originates at the second highest point of any river in the municipality after Rio Inabon. It empties into Rio Cerrillos. Together with Rio Blanco, Río Prieto is one of the two rivers in Ponce...
, Río Blanco is one of the two rivers in Ponce with their mouth at the highest elevation (both at 1,381 feet). This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
Origin and course
Rio Blanco originates in the mountains of barrio Anón in Ponce, right at the foot of PR-143, and cuts through the northern mountains of Barrio Anón. It runs for about 1.8 kilometers before it is fed by Quebrada Jamiel (Jamiel Brook). After this it runs for about 0.2 kilometers before it feeds into Rio PrietoRío Prieto (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
Río Prieto is a river in the minicipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Forming at an altitude of , Rio Prieto originates at the second highest point of any river in the municipality after Rio Inabon. It empties into Rio Cerrillos. Together with Rio Blanco, Río Prieto is one of the two rivers in Ponce...
some 800 feet southwest of the intersection of PR-139 and Camino La Poblada.
See also
External links
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)