The Camuy River (; ) is a river in
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
. It is the third largest underground river in the world and
helped shape the cave system known as the
Rio Camuy Caves.
The river and water flow systems of Río Camuy have been studied by the
US Geological Service
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The agency was founded on March ...
in 1995.
Gallery
Rio Camuy en todo su esplendor - Camuy, Puerto Rico - panoramio.jpg, with pedestrian bridge
See also
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List of rivers of Puerto Rico
List of rivers in Puerto Rico ( U.S. Commonwealth), sorted by drainage basin and then alphabetically. There are 47 main rivers and 24 lagoons or reservoirs.
Most of Puerto Rico's rivers originate in the . There are four slopes through which rainw ...
References
External links
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USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
Rivers of Puerto Rico
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