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Pastillo River

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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.

References

Pastillo River Wikipedia