Yagüez River

[2][3][4] The Yagüez originates at 1,200 feet (370 m) above sea-level in the Urayoán Mountains to the southeast of Las Marias and to the northeast of Maricao.From its inception the river runs roughly east to west for 13 miles (21 km) emptying into Mayagüez Bay just west of downtown Mayagüez next to the northern part of the Parque del Litoral.To protect against flash flooding, the river is canalized throughout the majority of its path through Mayagüez's urban core.The first attempt to canalize the river was when Don Leonardo de Campos was mayor of Mayagüez in 1852, but the difficulties of the project did not allow it back then.This article related to a river in Puerto Rico is a stub.
SpanishCommonwealthPuerto RicoMunicipalityMayagüezLas MariasMaricaoMayagüez BayParque del Litoralmayor of MayagüezList of rivers of Puerto Rico