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Río Pastillo
Río Pastillo (y PR-9 en construcción), mirando al norte, durante temporada seca, en Bo. Canas, Ponce, PR (20190102.095423).jpg
Río Pastillo during the dry season in Barrio Canas
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Map showing the location of Río Pastillo among the other rivers in the municipality. The area in pink represents the urban zone of the city
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Location of mouth
Other name(s) Río Marueño
Country United States
Territory Puerto Rico
Municipality Ponce
Physical characteristics
Main source Barrio Guaraguao, Ponce
435 feet (133 m)
18°00′07″N 66°38′26″W / 18.0019106°N 66.6404508°W / 18.0019106; -66.6404508
River mouth Rio Matilde
15 feet (4.6 m)
Length 19 kilometers (12 mi)
Basin features
Progression Marueño
Quebrada Limón
Canas
Canas Urbano
River system Río Matilde
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Quebrada Limon
    Quebrada del Agua

Río Pastillo is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Marueño 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. The river originates at an altitude of 435 feet. Its tributaries are Quebrada Limon and Quebrada del Agua brooks and the river runs for 19 kilometers before feeding into Río Matilde at a height of 15 feet in Barrio Canas Urbano.

Origin

Rio Pastillo near PR-501 at Km 4.6 in Barrio Marueño (DSC02292A)
Río Pastillo near PR-501, km 4.6, in Barrio Marueño, Ponce, Puerto Rico

Río Pastillo has its origin in the northern mountains of Ponce's Barrio Marueño, in an area called Yagrumo. 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 streams

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.

Course of the river

The following table summarizes the course of Rio Pastillo in terms of roads crossed. Roads are listed as the river flows from its origin in the mountains of Quebrada Limon, east of the city of Ponce, to its merging with Rio Canas to form Rio Matilde in Barrio Canas (N/A = Data not available):

No. Barrio Road Road's
km marker
NBI ID Bridge name
(if any)
Direction
(of bridge traffic)
Coordinates Notes
1 Marueño PR-501 4.7 N/A Unnamed Both 18°4′12.7194″N 66°39′57.7434″W / 18.070199833°N 66.666039833°W / 18.070199833; -66.666039833 0.1 km N of Camino La Tuna
2 Marueño PR-501 4.3 N/A Unnamed Both 18°3′48.888″N 66°39′49.8234″W / 18.06358000°N 66.663839833°W / 18.06358000; -66.663839833 0.1 km S of Camino Parcelas Viejas; 0.2 km S of INT PR-501 & PR 502
3 Quebrada Limon PR-502 1.5 7701 Unnamed Both 18°2′46.3554″N 66°39′49.968″W / 18.046209833°N 66.66388000°W / 18.046209833; -66.66388000 0.1 km S of Camino Las Lisas
4 Canas PR-132 21.5 2731 Unnamed Both 18°2′4.4514″N 66°39′44.136″W / 18.034569833°N 66.66226000°W / 18.034569833; -66.66226000 Immediately W of INT w/PR-502; next to Esc. Julia Cordero Negron, Bo. Quebrada Limón
5 Canas North Main Street not marked 21581 Unnamed Both 18°0′45.144″N 66°38′53.9514″W / 18.01254000°N 66.648319833°W / 18.01254000; -66.648319833 At entrance to Jardines del Caribe-3ra Seccion (South of PR 132, km 3.1); N Main St is in J. del Caribe, between Calle 18 and Calle 22
6 Canas Urbano PR-500 1.0 23221 Unnamed Both 18°0′23.508″N 66°38′37.7874″W / 18.00653000°N 66.643829833°W / 18.00653000; -66.643829833 At where PR-163 and PR-500 become one same road
 

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