Río Inabón
| Río Inabón | |
|---|---|
Rio Inabon in Barrio Real in Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Ponce |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cerro Camacho, Barrio Anón, Ponce (near Jayuya) |
| • coordinates | 17°58′08″N 66°33′30″W / 17.9688559°N 66.5582270°W |
| • elevation | 4,100 feet (1,200 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Caribbean Sea |
• elevation | 0 feet (0 m) |
| Length | 19.89 miles (32.01 km) |
| Basin size | 38.18 sq mi (98.9 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 15,000 cu ft/s (420 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Anón Real Coto Laurel Capitanejo/Vayas |
| River system | Río Inabón |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Río Anón |
| • right | Río Guayo Quebrada Emajagua |
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Río Inabón is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. With a length of some 32.01 kilometers (19.89 mi), it is Ponce's second longest river after Río Jacaguas. It is fed by the Río Anón, Río Guayo (which itself is fed by the Chiquita Brook and the Indalecia Brook) and the Emajagua Brook. It is also fed by Río Bacas and Río de las Raices. Originating at an altitude of approximately 4,100 feet (1,200 m), it forms at a higher altitude than any of the other 13 rivers in the municipality, and at one of the highest points of any river in Puerto Rico. With a watershed area covering 38.18 square miles, Río Inabón also has the second largest basin area of any of the municipality's 14 rivers after Río Jacaguas.