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Icacos River

Coordinates: 18°15′08″N 65°47′09″W / 18.2521781°N 65.7857184°W / 18.2521781; -65.7857184
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Icacos River
Icacos Falls where the Prieto and Cubuy Rivers meet the Icacos River
Icacos River is located in Puerto Rico
Icacos River
EtymologyChrysobalanus icaco
Native name
Location
CommonwealthPuerto Rico
MunicipalityNaguabo
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • elevation2158 ft.[2]
MouthBlanco River
 • location
Naguabo, Puerto Rico
 • coordinates
18°15′08″N 65°47′09″W / 18.2521781°N 65.7857184°W / 18.2521781; -65.7857184[1]
Length2.3 miles
TypeScenic
DesignatedDecember 19, 2002

The Icacos River (Spanish: Río Icacos), sometimes spelled Hicacos, is a river of Naguabo, Puerto Rico. It is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) long and has received the designation of "Wild and Scenic River" by the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.[2] This river aids the hydroelectric dam in Naguabo.[3]

Río Icacos National Wild and Scenic River

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The Icacos River has been designated a National Wild and Scenic River since 2009. The river is located within El Yunque National Forest and El Toro Wilderness, and it has some of the most varied terrain of any of the forest rivers.

The Icacos River flows into a three-river junction (together with the Cubuy and Prieto Rivers) through a series of waterfalls often called the Icacos Falls or Cubuy Falls, also located within the municipality of Naguabo.[4] This is the source of the Blanco River which flows southeast towards the Caribbean Sea in Río barrio, Naguabo.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Icacos
  2. ^ a b "Rio Icacos". National Wild and Scenic River System.
  3. ^ Rivera Clemente, Yaritza (2021-06-03). "Los 20 embalses de la Isla permanecerán bajo responsabilidad de la AEE" [The AEE will continue to be responsible for these 20 island reservoirs]. El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. ^ National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. "Rio Icacos". rivers.gov.
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