USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
50115900 RIO PORTUGUES AT HIGHWAY 14 AT PONCE, PR
LOCATION - Lat 18°01'09", long 66°36'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Ponce Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010004, on right bank upstream from bridge on Highway 14, 1.7 mi (2.74 km) downstream from Ri'o Chiquito, and 0.6 mi (0.96 km) northeast of Plaza de Degetau in Ponce.
DRAINAGE AREA - 18.6 mi². (48.17 km2).
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD PR-02-1, 2001.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1963; occasional measurements, 1965 to 1972; annual maximum discharge and peaks above base at different datum. June 1997 to September 30, 2012; discontinued.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemetry at station. Elevation of gage is 67.2 ft (20.48 m), above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map. Prior to June 18, 1997, non-recording gage crested-stage gage at same site and different datum.