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This is a list of lakes in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is an archipelago composed by an eponymous main island, the isle municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, as well as several cays. Lake
Pages in category "Lakes of Puerto Rico" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
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, [3] [4] and receives most of its water from the Rio Guajataca and Rio Chiquito de Cibao rivers.
Dos Bocas Lake is a lake located in the municipalities of Arecibo and Utuado on the island of Puerto Rico.The lake was created from 1937 until it was completed in 1942 with the construction of the Dos Bocas Dam, by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority for a hydroelectric power plant.
Lake Cerrillos (Spanish: Lago Cerrillos) is a human-made lake located in barrio Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico. [2] The lake was finished in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers . [ 3 ] The main purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply, and recreation.
Tortuguero Lagoon Nature Reserve is the only freshwater lagoon in Puerto Rico. It contains about 708 million gallons of water. It contains about 708 million gallons of water. The reserve was designated in 1979 through a program of Coastal Zone Management PR.
The lake was formerly known as the Vegas Lake (Lago Vegas) after the barrio it is located in. The lake was created at the junction of the Naranjo River and some minor streams with the Yauco River under Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's (PREPA) Yauco Project in 1959 and revitalized for further hydroelectric use in 1991. [3]
Lago La Plata is a lake located between the municipalities of Naranjito, Toa Alta, and Bayamón in Puerto Rico. The lake was created in 1973 and serves as a reservoir for potable water. [1] The lake receives flow from the La Plata River and can be used for fishing.
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