Fajardo River

Fajardo River
Fajardo River in Fajardo
Native nameRío Fajardo (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityFajardo
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates18°19′41″N 65°37′39″W / 18.3280090°N 65.6273837°W / 18.3280090; -65.6273837[1]
Length16.35 miles
Basin size26.18 sq ft

Fajardo River (Spanish: Río Fajardo) is a river of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. It crosses Ceiba and Fajardo.[2][3] It is 16.35 miles long.[4]

It is a scenic river with pools, rapids, an extensive tropical forest.[5]

  • Bridge on PR-971 between Fajardo and Ceiba near Las Tinajas, Charco Frio and Hacienda Tinajas, is just inside the eastern side of the El Yunque National Forest and goes over a portion of the Fajardo River.
    Bridge on PR-971 between Fajardo and Ceiba near Las Tinajas, Charco Frio and Hacienda Tinajas, is just inside the eastern side of the El Yunque National Forest and goes over a portion of the Fajardo River.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Fajardo
  2. ^ "Rios de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville District Navigable Waters Lists" (PDF). saj.usace.army.mil. SAJ. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Los Ríos" (PDF). Hojas de Nuestro Ambiente. Puerto Rico: DRNA. February 1, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Puerto Rico - Rivers (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
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