| Culebrinas River (Río Culebrinas) | |
| River | |
 Looking south, the Culebrinas River and valley just west of the municipality of Moca. Summer 2008.
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | Puerto Rico |
| Source | |
| - coordinates | 18°16′21″N 66°53′39″W / 18.2725°N 66.89417°W |
| Mouth | Mona Passage |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| - coordinates | 18°24′21″N 67°10′37″W / 18.40583°N 67.17694°W |
| Length | 25 mi (40.2 km) |
| Basin | 105 sq mi (272 km2) |
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The Culebrinas River (Spanish: Río Culebrinas; pron. koo-le-BREE-nahs), is a river in northwest Puerto Rico. It originates in southwestern Lares and flows for 25 miles (40 km) till it empties into the Mona Passage south of downtown Aguadilla.
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Variant names
- Río Culebrinas
- Rio Culebrinas
- Rio de Colovrinas[1]
History
Christopher Columbus is said to have anchored and come ashore near the mouth of the Culebrinas River in 1493. A stone cross monument was erected to mark the site, but it was destroyed by the 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake.[3][4]
Flooding
In 2007, Tropical Storm Olga caused flooding on the river, forcing an evacuation.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographical Names Information System: Río Culebrinas. Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
- ^ RIO CULEBRINAS AT AGUADILLA. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Johnsonville District. Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
- ^ Van Deusen, Richard James; Elizabeth Kneipple Van Deusen (1931). Porto Rico: A Caribbean Isle. H. Holt. pp. p. 48. OCLC 569158.
- ^ U.S. Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, Writers' Program (1940). Puerto Rico: A Guide to the Island of Boriquén. The University Society. pp. p. 68. OCLC 245805.
- ^ "Storm Olga floods Puerto Rico, drenches Hispaniola". Reuters. 11 December 2007. http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSNCB53337620071212. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
External links
- Culebrinas River - The Columbia Gazetteer of North America at Bartleby.com
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