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Arecibo River
Reflejos de montaña sobre el Rio Grande de Arecibo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico - panoramio.jpg
Río Grande de Arecibo
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality Arecibo, Utuado
Physical characteristics
Main source Depending on the definition near Utuado Pueblo at the junction of the Viví and the Pellejas Rivers or Dos Bocas Lake between Arecibo and Utuado
18°28′22″N 66°42′38″W / 18.47278°N 66.71056°W / 18.47278; -66.71056
River mouth Arecibo Bay in the Atlantic Ocean near Arecibo Pueblo
Length 52.89 km (32.86 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Caguana River, Jobos Creek, Tanamá River
  • Right:
    Júa Creek, Caonillas River, Limón River, Vacas River

The Río Grande de Arecibo (Arecibo River) is a river of Puerto Rico. The headwaters lie in the mountains to the south of Adjuntas. From there it flows north until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean near Arecibo. The tributaries lie along the side of the Cerro de Punta and the Utuado pluton. It flows through the northern, passing along a gorge that is 200 m deep and 800–1,200 m wide. It flows through the middle of Puerto Rico.

The tributaries to Río Grande de Arecibo basin are Vacas, Pellejas, Garzas, Saltillo, Cidra, Grande de Jayuya, Caguana, Caonillas, Yunés, Limón, Jauca, Tanamá and Santiago rivers.

Flood control project

In mid 2018, the United States Army Corps of Engineers announced it would be undertaking a major flood control project of the river, with a budget of $82.9 million.

In mid 2021, funding was appropriated for work on the Río Grande de Arecibo, including work to improve the natural habitat of local species, including the Puerto Rican crested toad and a Río Grande de Arecibo canalization project was set to begin in 2023.

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