Cañas River (Ponce, Puerto Rico)
No Barrio Road Road 's km marker NBI ID Bridge name ( if any ) Direction ( of bridge traffic ) Notes
1 Guaraguao Camino Santas Pascuas ( aka , PR-516 ) not marked N/A Off PR-123 , km 20.4* Both 0.4 km west of PR-123 on Camino Santas Pascuas ( PR-516 )
2 Guaraguao PR-501R 0.3* 13971 Unnamed Both 8 km northeast of Peñuelas
3 Guaraguao Camino Las Lomas not marked N/A Off PR-123 , km 20.0* Both 0.5 km north of Iglesia San Andres
4 Magueyes Camino Pasaje Grillasca , Carr . Sto . Domingo not marked N/A Off PR-123 , km 16.3* Both 0.1 km north of Iglesia Bautista Corral Viejo ; 0.5 km south of Hacienda Buena Vista ( PR-123 , km 16.8 )
5 Magueyes Finca El Huerto Peniel not marked N/A Off PR-123 , km 14.3 Both
6 Magueyes PR-501 0.0 4891 Unnamed Both Entrance to Parcelas Magueyes ; 2 km north of Ponce
7 Magueyes Urbano Avenida Ponce de Leon not marked 21281 Unnamed Both 0.1 km west of PR-123 , at entrance to Urb . Las Delicias
8 Canas Urbano PR-132 25.2 13731 Unnamed Both Entrance to Jardines del Caribe
9 Canas Urbano PR-500 0.5 23211 San Antonio Both At Avenida Las Americas ( 2 km west of Ponce )
Course
The river runs in a southerly direction parallel to Puerto Rico route PR-123 , the old road from Adjuntas to Ponce . Continuing south and running parallel to Route 123 , the river enters the city of Ponce in the area of barrio Magueyes Urbano ( the urban zone of barrio Magueyes ) before approaching PR-132 , the country road from Ponce to Peñuelas . This area of PR-132 is known as Calle Villa Final , and the river crosses Calle Villa Final immediately east of the entrance to Urbanizacion Jardines del Caribe from Calle Villa Final . The river then runs parallel to Jardines del Caribe 's East Main Street , and crosses Avenida Las Americas ( PR-163 ) , next to the intersection of PR-163 and PR-500 . Continuing south , Río Cañas merges with Río Pastillo , as it approaches Calle Baramaya behind Urbanizacion Río Cañas , to become Río Matilde . Less than one mile further south Río Matilde empties into the Caribbean Sea at barrio Playa . [ 7 ] The Government of Puerto Rico plans to canalize this river . [ 8 ] The following table summarizes the course of Rio Canas in terms of roads crossed . Roads are listed as the river flows from its origin in Cerro Avispa , in Barrio Guaraguao , north of the city of Ponce , until the river feeds into Rio Matilde in Barrio Canas in the south ( N/A = Data not available ) :
Cañas River, also known as Río Cañas (English: Canas River), is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Río Magueyes in the area where it flows through Barrio Magueyes, also in the municipality of Ponce. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.