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This is a list of lakes in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is an archipelago composed by an eponymous main island, ... Lagos de Levittown: 16 feet (4.9 m)
Lake Luchetti (Spanish: Lago de Luchetti, sometimes known as Lago de Yauco, formerly Lago Vegas) [1] is a reservoir located in the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico, in the barrios of Naranjo and Vegas. [2] The lake was formerly known as the Vegas Lake (Lago Vegas) after the barrio it is located in.
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.
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.
Levittown is located in the municipalities of Toa Baja and Bayamon (8th Section now known as Fronteras de Bayamon). To the west sits Levittown Lakes or Los Lagos de Levittown, a small man-made lake formed by draining the marshland over which Levittown was built.
Tortuguero Lagoon Nature Reserve is the only freshwater lagoon in Puerto Rico. It contains about 708 million gallons of water. The reserve was designated in 1979 through a program of Coastal Zone Management PR. It is located between the municipalities of Vega Baja and Manatí. It covers approximately 2.43 km 2 (0.94 sq mi). [1]
Lago Carite is a lake located in the municipality of Guayama on the island of Puerto Rico. The lake was created in 1913 [2] and serves as a reservoir for irrigation and potable water. The lake receives flow from the La Plata River and can be used for fishing and recreation. The name of the lake comes from the area where it is located.