Location Ponce Source Guaraguao River system Río Matilde | Length 19 km Country Puerto Rico | |
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Main source Barrio Guaraguao, Ponce
435 feet (133 m) River mouth Rio Matilde
15 feet (4.6 m) Progression Marueño
Quebrada Limón
Canas
Canas Urbano Tributaries Left:
Quebrada Limon
Quebrada del Agua | ||
Pastillo River (Spanish: Río Pastillo) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Marueño (Marueño River) in the area of the municipality where it runs through barrio Marueño. Together with Cañas River, Pastillo forms Matilde River. Pastillo is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
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Map of R%C3%ADo Pastillo, Ponce, Puerto Rico
OriginEdit
Pastillo River has its origin in the northern mountains of Ponce's Barrio Marueño. This river runs for approximately 19 kilometers (12 mi) before reaching barrio Canas in the city of Ponce where it merges with Río Canas to form Matilde River. The Government of Puerto Rico has plans to canalize this river.
Feeder streamsEdit
Quebrada Limón and Quebrada del Agua are two of the main feeder streams to Pastillo River. Quebrada del Agua was diverted via canalization to drain directly to the Caribbean Sea. In times of heavy rainfall, Quebrada del Agua was prone to overflow, as it happened on 7 October 1985, when 16 people died due to its flooding.