Río Grande de Manatí

The Manatí River (Spanish: Río Grande de Manatí) is a river in Puerto Rico, which flows through several northern municipalities of the island. The river is named after the municipality of Manatí where the river mouth is located.

Manatí River
Río Grande de Manatí from PR-642 bridge in Manatí.
Map of the Manatí River watershed
EtymologyNamed after the municipality of Manatí, itself meaning manatee in Spanish
Native nameRío Grande de Manatí (Spanish)
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityCiales, Manatí, Barceloneta, Morovis, Corozal, Barranquitas and Naranjito
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJuan Gonzales Mountains, southeast of La Torecilla
 • coordinates18.201, -66.239
 • elevation2,650 ft
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Barcaloneta
 • coordinates
18.482, -66.533
 • elevation
sea level
Basin size610 km2 (240 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationManati Municipio, Puerto Rico (USGS gage 50037000)
 • average462 cu ft/s (13.1 m3/s)
 • maximum106,000 cu ft/s (3,000 m3/s)

Description

The river travels in sequence through Barranquitas, the municipal boundaries of Orocovis, Corozal and Naranjito, Ciales, Morovis, Barceloneta and Manatí in Puerto Rico. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean in the municipal boundary between Barceloneta and Manatí.

History

In the 1898 Military Notes on Puerto Rico by the U.S. it is written that the "Manatí River is bounded on the east 'south by the Sierra Grande and on the west by the Siales ridge. It rises in the Sierra Grande, and parallel with the preceding river, it flows through Siales and Manatí, to the north of which latter town it empties into the Atlantic."[1]

USACE project

In mid 2018, the United States Army Corps of Engineers announced it had earmarked $1.2 million to study and flooding on the river.[2]

Galleries

Corozal

View of Río Grande de Manatí from Puerto Rico Highway 802 Bridge in Corozal.

Morovis

View of Río Grande de Manatí in Río Grande barrio, near La Playita restaurant on PR-155.

Ciales

Views of Río Grande de Manatí from historic Manatí Bridge at Mata de Plátano in Ciales.

View of Río Grande de Manatí from Paseo Lineal Juan Antonio Corretjer in Ciales.

Manatí

View of Río Grande de Manatí from Puerto Rico Highway 642 Bridge in Manatí.

Barceloneta

View of Río Grande de Manatí in Barceloneta.

See also

18.48°N 66.53°W / 18.48; -66.53[3]

References
  1. Military Notes on Puerto Rico. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1898. pp. 20–.
  2. "USACE: $3.348 billion go toward reducing flood risk in Florida, Puerto Rico and USVI". Caribbean Business. 6 July 2018.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Grande de Manatí
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Grande de Manatí


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