Río Bayagán
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Río Bayagán is a river in the municipality of Ponce
, Puerto Rico
. Río Bayagán is a tributary
of Río Cerrillos
. It has a length of approximately 6 kilometers and generally runs south. It originates in barrio Montes Llanos and runs south through barrio Machuelo Arriba
for about 9 kilometers until it meets Río Cerrillos. It is part of the Río Bucaná
watershed. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
until its mouth at coordinates 18.043575 North and 66.585728 West just west of Urbanizacion Valle Alto in the city of Ponce. At that point it feeds Rio Cerrillos
, at an altitude of 42 feet. Rio Cerrillos will in turn feed into Rio Bucana further downstream, with the latter emptying into the Caribbean Sea
about eight kilometers further downstream.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Río Bayagán is a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Río Cerrillos
Rio Cerrillos
Río Cerrillos is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rio Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Rio Bucana. Rio Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as Rio Maragüez, because most of its course runs through Barrio Maragüez. This river is one...
. It has a length of approximately 6 kilometers and generally runs south. It originates in barrio Montes Llanos and runs south through barrio Machuelo Arriba
Machuelo Arriba
Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Monte Llano, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural interior barrios....
for about 9 kilometers until it meets Río Cerrillos. It is part of the Río Bucaná
Río Bucaná
Río Bucaná, is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rio Bucana has its origin in barrio Machuelo Arriba where it forms at an altitude of . It forms from the confluence of Rio Cerrillos and Rio Bayagan. It is also fed by Rio Portugues during its southernly run. Rio Bucana used to run...
watershed. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.
Origin
Rio Bayagan has its origin in Montes Llanos, in an area about 2 kilometers northwest of Pico Pinto (English: Pinto Peak). This river extends from the mountains in Montes Llanos and gathers waters from the streams in the vicinity of 18.08908 North and 66.61629 West, in the area of Hacienda Usera.Course and extension
Rio Bayagan progresses in a southernly direction through barrio Machuelo ArribaMachuelo Arriba
Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Monte Llano, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural interior barrios....
until its mouth at coordinates 18.043575 North and 66.585728 West just west of Urbanizacion Valle Alto in the city of Ponce. At that point it feeds Rio Cerrillos
Rio Cerrillos
Río Cerrillos is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rio Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Rio Bucana. Rio Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as Rio Maragüez, because most of its course runs through Barrio Maragüez. This river is one...
, at an altitude of 42 feet. Rio Cerrillos will in turn feed into Rio Bucana further downstream, with the latter emptying into the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
about eight kilometers further downstream.