List of dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico facts for kids

Dos Bocas Lake with dam in Puerto Rico

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).

Dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico

Lago Caonillas

Carraízo Dam

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Lago Caonillas, Utuado, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA)
Carite Lake, Guayama, PREPA
Carraízo Dam and Lago Loíza, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (PRASA)
Lake Cerrillos Dam, Ponce, United States Army Corps of Engineers
Lago de Cidra, Cidra, PRASA
Coamo Dam, between Coamo and Santa Isabel, PREPA
Dos Bocas Lake, between Arecibo and Utuado municipalities, PREPA
Guajataca Lake, between San Sebastián, Quebradillas and Isabela municipalities, PREPA
Lago Guayabal, Juana Díaz, PREPA
Lago el Guineo (Rio Toro Negro), Villalba, PREPA
Garzas, Peñuelas, PREPA
Lago La Plata, Toa Alta, PRASA
Patillas Dam, Patillas, PREPA
Portugués Dam, Ponce, USACE
Rio Blanco Project, Naguabo, PREPA
El Salto #1 and El Salto #2, Comerío
Lago Toa Vaca, Villalba, PRASA
Yauco Project, Yauco, PREPA

Gallery

The banks of lake / reservoir at Dos Bocas in Utuado
Lago Dos Bocas Dam after Hurricane Maria
Lago Patillas

Images for kids

The banks of lake / reservoir at Dos Bocas in Utuado
Lago Dos Bocas Dam after Hurricane Maria
Lago Patillas

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