Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico.
The below list is incomplete. The National Inventory of Dams, maintained by the
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Dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico
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* Lago Caonillas,
Utuado,
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA; Spanish: ''LUMA'', ''AEE'') was an electric power company owned by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico responsible for electricity generation, power distribution, and power transmission on the island. ...
(PREPA)
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Carite Lake,
Guayama, PREPA
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Carraízo Dam
Carraízo Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico within the flow of the Río Grande de Loíza. Its construction was completed in 1953. Carraízo Dam impounds Loíza Lake which serves as Puerto Ric ...
and
Lago Loíza,
Trujillo Alto
Trujillo Alto (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain, on the boundary between the karst zone and Sierra de Luquillo, north of Caguas, and Gurabo; southeast of San Juan, and west of Carolina. Truji ...
,
Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (PRASA)
*
Lake Cerrillos Dam,
Ponce,
* Lago de Cidra,
Cidra, PRASA
* Coamo Dam, between Coamo and Santa Isabel, PREPA
*
Dos Bocas Lake, between
Arecibo
Arecibo (; ) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about west of San Juan, th ...
and
Utuado municipalities, PREPA
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Guajataca Lake
Guajataca Lake, or Lago Guajataca, is a reservoir of the Guajataca River created by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in 1929. It is located between the municipalities of San Sebastián, Quebradillas, and Isabela in Puerto Rico, and re ...
, between
San Sebastián,
Quebradillas and
Isabela municipalities, PREPA
* Lago Guayabal,
Juana Díaz, PREPA
* Lago el Guineo (Rio Toro Negro),
Villalba, PREPA
* Garzas,
Peñuelas, PREPA
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Lago La Plata,
Toa Alta, PRASA
* Patillas Dam,
Patillas, PREPA
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Portugués Dam
The Portugués Dam (Spanish: ''Represa Portugués'') is a roller-compacted concrete thick arch dam on the Portugués River, three miles (5 km) northwest of the city Ponce, in Barrio Tibes, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Construction on the dam began ...
, Ponce, USACE
* Rio Blanco Project,
Naguabo, PREPA
* El Salto #1 and El Salto #2,
Comerío
* Lago Toa Vaca,
Villalba, PRASA
*
Yauco Project,
Yauco
Yauco () is a town and municipality in southern Puerto Rico. Although the downtown is inland, the municipality stretches to a southern coast facing the Caribbean Sea. Yauco is located south of Maricao, Lares and Adjuntas; east of Sabana G ...
, PREPA
Gallery
Lago Dos Bocas with dam in Puerto Rico.jpg, Dos Bocas Lake with dam in Puerto Rico
LagoCaonillas.jpg, Lago Caonillas
Carraizo Lake Dam, Puerto Rico.JPG, Carraízo Dam
171012-F-FH950-0062 (37634526756).jpg, Lago Dos Bocas Dam after Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria was a deadly Category 5 hurricane that devastated the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly Dominica, Saint Croix, and Puerto Rico. It is regarded as the worst natural disaster in recorded history to affect ...
Lago Patillas en Patillas, Puerto Rico.jpg, Lago Patillas
References
External links
USGS List of Reservoirs in Puerto Rico
{{Dams and reservoirs in US
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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
Dams
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...