List of dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico
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Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico.
The below list is incomplete. The National Inventory of Dams, maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m3).[1]
Dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico
- Lago Caonillas, Utuado, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)
- Lago Carite, Guayama, PREPA
- Carraízo Dam and Lago Loíza, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (PRASA)
- Lago Cerrillos, Ponce, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- Lago de Cidra, Cidra, PRASA
- Coamo Dam, between Coamo and Santa Isabel, PREPA
- Lago Dos Bocas, between Arecibo and Utuado municipalities, PREPA
- Lago Guajataca, between San Sebastián, Quebradillas and Isabela municipalities, PREPA
- Lago Guayabal, Juana Díaz, PREPA
- Lago El Guineo (Río Toro Negro), Villalba, PREPA[2]
- Lago Garzas, Peñuelas, PREPA [3]
- Lago La Plata, Toa Alta, PRASA
- Patillas Dam, Patillas, PREPA[4]
- Portugués Dam, Ponce, USACE
- Río Blanco Project, Naguabo, PREPA[3]
- El Salto #1 and El Salto #2, Comerío
- Lago Toa Vaca, Villalba, PRASA
- Yauco Project, Yauco, PREPA[3]
Gallery
Lago Caonillas
Carraízo Dam
Lago de Cidra
Lago Dos Bocas with dam
Lago Dos Bocas Dam after Hurricane Maria
El Salto #2 Dam
Lago Garzas
Lago Guajataca
Lago La Plata
Lago Patillas
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