| Culebrinas River | |
|---|---|
 River as seen from bridge between Magos barrio and Culebrinas barrio | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Native name | Río Culebrinas (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Lares, San Sebastián, Moca, Aguada and Aguadilla |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 18°16′21″N 66°53′39″W / 18.27250°N 66.89417°W |
| Mouth | Mona Passage |
• coordinates | 18°24′21″N 67°10′37″W / 18.40583°N 67.17694°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Basin size | 105 sq mi (270 km2) |
| [1][2] | |
The Culebrinas River (Spanish: Río Culebrinas; pron. koo-le-BREE-nahs), is a river in northwest Puerto Rico. It originates in southwestern Lares for 25 miles (40 km) till it empties into the Mona Passage south of downtown Aguadilla. It goes through Lares, San Sebastián, Moca, Aguada and Aguadilla municipalities. It is 37.33 miles long[3] and when it floods causes damage to infrastructure in a number of municipalities.[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Culebrinas. Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
- ^ RIO CULEBRINAS AT AGUADILLA Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Johnsonville District. Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
- ^ "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.
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