{{Short description|River in Cuba}} {{About|the river in Cuba|the river sometimes known as the Toa in Puerto Rico|Río de la Plata (Puerto Rico)}} {{Infobox river | name = Toa River | image = Rio Toa.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Cuba | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Guantánamo | source1_location = | length_km = 131 | length_ref = <ref name="Hunt">{{cite web |author=Hunt, Nigel |title=Toa River, the mightiest river in Cuba |url=http://www.baracoa.org/en/geography/rio-toa.html |year=2009 |accessdate=2 October 2009 |archive-date=21 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721053652/http://www.baracoa.org/en/geography/rio-toa.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | source1_elevation = | mouth_location = | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|20.39494|-74.53191|region:CU|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_location=Near mouth | discharge1_avg ={{cvt|57|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="Hunt"/> | basin_size_km2 = 1,061 }} The '''Toa''' is a river located in the Guantánamo Province of Cuba, which flows across the country.<ref>[http://www.mappinginteractivo.com/plantilla-ante.asp?id_articulo=1315 www.mappinginteractivo.com (Spanish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714032133/http://www.mappinginteractivo.com/plantilla-ante.asp?id_articulo=1315 |date=2011-07-14 }}(9 July 2009)</ref><ref>The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000</ref> This river is 131 kilometers long and has 72 tributaries.<ref name="Hunt"/> The Toa river is well known for its crystal clear waters.<ref>[http://www.patrimoniodecuba.com/articles.asp?lID=1&artID=520 Toa River] at patrimoniodecuba.com{{Dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref>
==Overview== The watershed of the Toa river extends for {{convert|1061|km2|mi2}}, and has a half slope of {{convert|260|m|ft}}. It takes up about 70% of the Cuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve. The area around the river is home to many species of endemic flora and fauna, including at least 1000 species of flowers and 145 species of ferns. Species in danger of extinction, such as the Cuban trogon (which is also the national bird of Cuba) and the Cuban kite,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guije.com/dic/aves/uncinatus/index.htm|title=El Gavilán Caguarero (Chondrohierax uncinatus) en las Aves de Cuba|publisher=Guije.com|language=Spanish|accessdate=18 January 2011|archive-date=1 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201175640/http://www.guije.com/dic/aves/uncinatus/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> are also among the fauna of this area.<ref name="Hunt" />
==See also== *List of rivers of Cuba *Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa
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