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352:PR-132
344:PR-132
328:PR-123
322:Course
309:barrio
291:Origin
206:Length
179:
103:
100:Source
1180:2011.
1158:2011.
1136:2011.
954:23211
892:13731
830:21281
529:13971
373:Playa
175:Mouth
85:Ponce
960:Both
898:Both
889:25.2
836:Both
776:Both
770:4891
715:Both
655:Both
595:Both
535:Both
526:0.3*
469:Both
409:Road
316:mill
951:0.5
767:0.0
709:N/A
649:N/A
589:N/A
463:N/A
418:NBI
403:No.
393:in
1348::
508:)
420:ID
375:.
287:.
938:9
876:8
816:7
754:6
695:5
635:4
575:3
513:2
457:)
445:1
355:(
31:.
20:)
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