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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 ).
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Dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico
The banks of lake / reservoir at Dos Bocas in Utuado
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
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Lago Garzas,
Peñuelas , PREPA
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Lago La Plata ,
Toa Alta , PRASA
Patillas Dam,
Patillas , PREPA
[4]
Portugués Dam , Ponce, USACE
Río Blanco Project,
Naguabo , PREPA
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El Salto #1 and El Salto #2,
Comerío
Lago Toa Vaca,
Villalba , PRASA
Yauco Project ,
Yauco , PREPA
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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
See also
References
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