Culebrinas River

Culebrinas River (Río Culebrinas)
River
Looking south, the Culebrinas River and valley just west of the municipality of Moca. Summer 2008.
Country United States
Region Puerto Rico
Source
 - coordinates 18°16′21″N 66°53′39″W / 18.27250°N 66.89417°W / 18.27250; -66.89417
Mouth Mona Passage
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m)
 - coordinates 18°24′21″N 67°10′37″W / 18.40583°N 67.17694°W / 18.40583; -67.17694Coordinates: 18°24′21″N 67°10′37″W / 18.40583°N 67.17694°W / 18.40583; -67.17694
Length 25 mi (40.2 km)
Basin 105 sq mi (272 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 and flows for 25 miles (40 km) till it empties into the Mona Passage south of downtown Aguadilla.

Variant names

  • Río Culebrinas
  • River Culebrinas
  • Rio de Colovrinas[1]

History

Christopher Columbus is said to have anchored and come ashore near the mouth of the Culebrinas River in 1493. A stone cross monument was erected to mark the site, but it was destroyed by the 1918 San Fermín earthquake.[3][4]

Flooding

In 2007, Tropical Storm Olga caused flooding on the river, forcing an evacuation.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Culebrinas. Retrieved on 2008-08-13.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Van Deusen, Richard James; Elizabeth Kneipple Van Deusen (1931). Porto Rico: A Caribbean Isle. H. Holt. p. 48. OCLC 569158.
  4. ↑ U.S. Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, Writers' Program (1940). Puerto Rico: A Guide to the Island of Boriquén. The University Society. p. 68. OCLC 245805.
  5. ↑ "Storm Olga floods Puerto Rico, drenches Hispaniola". Reuters. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-13.


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