Río Matilde is a short river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It forms from the confluence of Rio Pastillo and Rio Canas. Río Matilde is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality and, forming at an altitude of just , it forms at an altitude lower than any other river in the municipality.
Origin The name Río Matilde has sometimes been used to refer to a segment of Río Pastillo,Estudios Sociales: Hidrografia, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Projecto Salon Hogar. Retrieved August 8, 2009. but Río Matilde actually results from the confluence of Río Pastillo and Río Canas.Rio Matilde. U.S. Geological Survey. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 October 2011. Río Pastillo joins from its easterly run in the western section of the municipality of Ponce, while Río Canas joins from its southerly run in the northwestern area of the municipality of Ponce, both merging to form Río Matilde at their confluence in Barrio Canas just west of Urbanizacion Rio Canas and north of PR-2 in Ponce.
Features At long, Río Matilde is the shortest river in the municipality of Ponce. The river is approximately one mile long and empties into the Caribbean Sea at 17°58'55"N, 66°38'16"W in the area of Los Meros in Barrio Playa.Recursos Naturales. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
Canalization The Government of Puerto Rico has plans to canalize this river.Ponce en Marcha: Obras que si se ven. Government of Puerto Rico. El Sur a la Vista. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 2 November 2011. Page 56.
Course The following table summarizes the course of Rio Matilde in terms of roads crossed. Roads are listed as the river flows from its origin in the confluence of Rio Pastillo and Rio Canas, located in Barrio Canas, east of the city of Ponce, to its emptying into the Caribbean Sea in Barrio Playa in the south (N/A = Data not available):
No. Barrio Road Road'skm marker NBI IDNational Bridge Inventory Data: Puerto Rico, Ponce. James Baughn. BridgeReports.com 2018. Accessed 26 November 2018. Bridge name (if any) Direction (of bridge traffic) Coordinates Notes1Canas Urbano PR-2 225.5 8352 Unnamed Westbound 2Canas Urbano PR-2 225.5 8752 Unnamed Eastbound 3Playa PR-52 107.8 24172 Unnamed Westbound 4Playa PR-52 107.8 24162 Unnamed Eastbound
See also List of rivers of Puerto Rico List of rivers of Ponce
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References
External links USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)