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===Water features=== Humacao's hydrographic system consists of many rivers and creeks like [[Humacao River|Humacao]], [[Anton Ruiz River|Antón Ruíz]], and [[Candelero River|Candelero]]. Some of its creeks are Frontera, Mariana, and Del Obispo, among many others.<ref name="linktopr" /> In 2019, updated flood zone maps show that Humacao is extremely vulnerable to flooding, along with [[Toa Baja, Puerto Rico|Toa Baja]], [[Rincón, Puerto Rico|Rincón]], [[Barceloneta, Puerto Rico|Barceloneta]], and [[Corozal, Puerto Rico|Corozal]]. Located where most cyclones enter the island, Humacao is one of the most vulnerable areas of Puerto Rico.<ref name="León_END_Flood_Zones">{{cite web |last1=Alvarado León |first1=Gerardo E. |title=Sobre 250,000 estructuras están en zonas inundables |url=https://jp.pr.gov/Portals/0/Noticias/Nuevo%20d%C3%ADa%20-%20Zonas%20Inundables%20%205.22.19.pdf?ver=2019-05-22-172159-483 |website=Junta de Planificación – Gobierno de Puerto Rico |publisher=El Nuevo Día |access-date=July 3, 2019 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613133412/http://jp.pr.gov/Portals/0/Noticias/Nuevo%20d%C3%ADa%20-%20Zonas%20Inundables%20%205.22.19.pdf?ver=2019-05-22-172159-483 |archive-date=June 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Humacao was working on flood mitigation plans and shared that its barrios located on the coast; [[Antón Ruíz]], [[Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto Rico|Punta Santiago]], [[Río Abajo, Humacao, Puerto Rico|Río Abajo]], [[Buena Vista, Humacao, Puerto Rico|Buena Vista]] and [[Candelero Abajo]] barrios, are extremely vulnerable to flooding and destruction.<ref name="Quintana_END_Mitigation">{{cite web |last1=Solano Quintana |first1=Bárbara |title=Piden participación ciudadana para revisión del plan de mitigación de Humacao |url=https://jp.pr.gov/Portals/0/Prensa/Noticias/Plan%20de%20Mitigacion-05022019040248.pdf?ver=2019-05-03-140022-567 |via=Junta de Planificación Gobierno de Puerto Rico |newspaper=El Nuevo Día |access-date=July 3, 2019 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613154623/http://jp.pr.gov/Portals/0/Prensa/Noticias/Plan%20de%20Mitigacion-05022019040248.pdf?ver=2019-05-03-140022-567 |archive-date=June 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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