Chiquito River (Ponce, Puerto Rico)

Chiquito River
Río Chiquito in Montes Llanos, Ponce
Native nameRío Chiquito (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityPonce
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBarrio Montes Llanos
 • coordinates18°01′59″N 66°36′49″W / 18.0330201°N 66.6135062°W / 18.0330201; -66.6135062[1]
 • elevation1,170 feet (360 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Río Portugués
 • elevation
98 feet (30 m)[3]
Length9.5 km (5.9 mi)[4]
Basin features
ProgressionMontes Llanos
Portugués
River systemRío Bucaná
Tributaries 
 • leftQuebrada del Pastillo
Map showing the location of Río Chiquito among the other rivers in the municipality. The area in pink represents the urban zone of the city

Chiquito River (Spanish: Río Chiquito) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico.[5] This river feeds into Río Portugués in the sector called Parras,[6] about 0.5 km (0.3 mi) north of the intersection of PR-504 and PR-505. It has its origin in the mountains west of Montes Llanos.[7][8] Río Chiquito is fed by Quebrada del Pastillo.[9] This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Chiquito
  2. ^ Maptest. Archived 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. ^ Feature Query Results. US Geological Survey. Feature ID 1612466. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. ^ Maptest. Archived 18 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  5. ^ Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Recursos Naturales. Ponce Ciudad Señorial. Archived 21 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Ponce en 1831. Sylvia Zavala Trias. In, "Antepasados Esclavos". Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  7. ^ Ponce en 1831. Sylvia Zavala Trias. In, "Antepasados Esclavos". Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  8. ^ Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Recursos Naturales. Ponce Ciudad Señorial. Archived 21 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Ponce en 1831. Sylvia Zavala Trias. In, "Antepasados Esclavos". Retrieved 11 October 2011.