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Lake Cerrillos (Spanish: Lago Cerrillos) is a man-made lake located in barrio
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The Lake Cerrillos Dam is located about four miles (6 km) northeast of Ponce. Construction of the dam started in 1984. After its completion in 1992, it still took a few more years for the initial filling of the reservoir. Lake Cerrillos Dam has a total capacity of 59 million cubic meters. In lieu of flood gates, it provides more than 80,000 cubic meters of water daily to the local population through a 434-meter long by 6 meter-wide tunnel at the dam base.
The dam is high by wide (over 1/4 mile wide). The Dam is located from the coast of Ponce, at above sea level. It provides a volume of for flood control, as well as an estimated of drinking water. The ideal height of the reservoir for purposes of its drinking water supply is 173.40 meters.
Two recreational areas were built as part of the dam development. The area north of the lake is the
In 2010 Lake Cerrillos facilities were further improved to accommodate the rowing, canoeing and kayak games of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games hosted in the city of Mayaguez. The improvements were made at a cost of $350,000.
The lake was also used for the 2013 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships during 16 – 20 October 2013. It had also been used for that event in 1999.''Llega a Ponce otro evento internacional.''
Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1559. 16 October 2013. Page 59. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
Maragüez
Maragüez (''Barrio Maragüez'') is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Maragüez is one of the municipality's eig ...
, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce (, , , ) is both a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.
Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on 12 August 1 ...
. The lake was finished in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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. The main purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply, and recreation. There is a variety of fish available for fishing such as largemouth bass
The largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides'') is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae ( sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, but ...
, bluegill
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s, catfish
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and tilapia
Tilapia ( ) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine, oreochromine, pelmatolapiine, and tilapiine tribes (formerly all were "Tilapiini"), with the economically most ...
s. The 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games that were held in Ponce staged the canoeing competitions in this lake.Lake Cerrillos Dam. Travel-Ponce./ref> It was used in the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games for the sports of
Canoeing
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, Rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...
. The lake is the main drinking water source for the city of Ponce.
Dam
The Lake Cerrillos Dam is located about four miles (6 km) northeast of Ponce. Construction of the dam started in 1984. After its completion in 1992, it still took a few more years for the initial filling of the reservoir. Lake Cerrillos Dam has a total capacity of 59 million cubic meters. In lieu of flood gates, it provides more than 80,000 cubic meters of water daily to the local population through a 434-meter long by 6 meter-wide tunnel at the dam base.
The dam is high by wide (over 1/4 mile wide). The Dam is located from the coast of Ponce, at above sea level. It provides a volume of for flood control, as well as an estimated of drinking water. The ideal height of the reservoir for purposes of its drinking water supply is 173.40 meters.
Recreational facilities
Two recreational areas were built as part of the dam development. The area north of the lake is the Cerrillos State Forest
Cerrillos State Forest is one of the 21 state forests in Puerto Rico. It is located in barrio Maragüez, in the municipality of Ponce, and covers of valleys and mountains in the foothills of the Cordillera Central mountain range. The forest h ...
and includes Cerrillos Park, an active park with two ramps that may be used to launch boats, kayaks, canoes etc. There are also a few nature trails. Open-air kiosk
Historically, a kiosk () was a small garden pavilion open on some or all sides common in Iran, Persia, the Indian subcontinent, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward. Today, several examples of this type of kiosk still exist ...
s with barbecue facilities intended for picnicking and socializing are also part of the park. There are five recreational areas at Cerrillos Park: Campo de Recreo, El Atracadero, Bella Mirada, El Mirador, and Alto Balcón. This area was designated as the Cerrillos State Forest
Cerrillos State Forest is one of the 21 state forests in Puerto Rico. It is located in barrio Maragüez, in the municipality of Ponce, and covers of valleys and mountains in the foothills of the Cordillera Central mountain range. The forest h ...
under an Executive Order and it consists of more than 200 ''cuerdas'' (about 195 acres) of land. Various Games and competitions have taken place in this north area.
The second park is located south of the lake. This area south of the lake is the passive park Parque Luis A. Wito Morales
Parque is the Galician, Portuguese and Spanish word for "park", and may refer to:
* Parque (TransMilenio), a metro station in Bogotá, Colombia
* Parque (Lisbon Metro), in Portugal
* Parque (Santurce), a subbarrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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and is frequently used by families and friends for social and recreational gatherings.
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
In 2010 Lake Cerrillos facilities were further improved to accommodate the rowing, canoeing and kayak games of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games hosted in the city of Mayaguez. The improvements were made at a cost of $350,000.
The lake was also used for the 2013 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships during 16 – 20 October 2013. It had also been used for that event in 1999.Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1559. 16 October 2013. Page 59. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
See also
*Río Bucaná
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
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* Río Cerrillos
Cerrillos River (Spanish: Río Cerrillos) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Bucaná River. Río Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as ...
References
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