Cañas River (Naranjito, Puerto Rico)

Cañas River
Cañas River (Naranjito, Puerto Rico) is located in Puerto Rico
Cañas River (Naranjito, Puerto Rico)
Native nameRío Cañas (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityNaranjito
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCedro Abajo, Naranjito
Mouth 
 • location
La Plata Lake in Quebrada Cruz, Toa Alta
 • elevation
151 ft.

The Cañas River (Spanish: Río Cañas) is a tributary of La Plata River that flows through the municipalities of Naranjito and Toa Alta in Puerto Rico.[1] Along with its mainstream of La Plata, it is one of the rivers that directly feeds La Plata Lake.[2]

See also

18°19′58″N 66°14′20″W / 18.3327291°N 66.2387792°W / 18.3327291; -66.2387792[3]

References

  1. ^ Geological Survey Professional Paper. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1980. pp. 12–.
  2. ^ Soler-López, Luis R. "Sedimentation Survey of Lago La Plata, Puerto Rico, July 2006". USGS National Geologic Map Database. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Cañas