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| Guajataca Lake | |
|---|---|
| Lago Guajataca (Spanish) | |
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  Guajataca Lake | |
| Location | San Sebastián / Quebradillas / Isabela municipalities, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°23′51″N 66°55′26″W / 18.39750°N 66.92389°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | Puerto Rico |
| Managing agency | Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority |
| Built | 1928[1] |
| First flooded | 1928[1] |
| Surface area | 1.32 square miles (3.4 km2)[1] |
| Water volume | 11,000,000,000 US gal (42,000,000 m3)[2] |
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. The lake primarily functions as a water reservoir as well as for recreational activities such as boating and fishing.[5][6] Various species of fish such as peacock bass, largemouth bass, sunfish, perch, catfish, tilapia and threadfin shad can be found in the lake.[7] The Guajataka Scout Reservation partially borders the southern portion of the lake. The dam at Guajataca Lake experienced a structural failure on September 22, 2017, due to the hit from Hurricane Maria.[8][9][10]
The reservoir is considered a touristic area.[11]
- ^ a b c Luis R. Soler-López1 (2001). "SEDIMENTATION SURVEY RESULTS of the Principal Water-Supply Reservoirs of Puerto Rico". pr.water.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. USGS Water Resources of the Caribbean. TABLE 1. Results of bathymetric surveys of 14 reservoirs in Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Puerto Rico Dam Failing; Flash Flood Emergency Declared: "This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION," NWS San Juan said in a tweet. Asher Klein. NBC10-TV. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 22 September 2017. Access 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Lake Guajataca". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Lago Guajataca". pr.gov - Quebradillas. Archived from the original on 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Un pasadía en... Lago Guajataca". Primera Hora. July 2015. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Refugio Vida Silvestre, Embalse Guajataca". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "Lago Guajataca". 3 May 2013. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Lago Guajataca at Damsite". Water Resources of the Caribbean. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Ellis, Ralph (22 September 2017). "Puerto Rico dam: Evacuations begin along Guajataca River". CNN. CNN News. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Schmidt, Samantha. "'Thousands of people could die': 70,000 in Puerto Rico urged to evacuate with dam in 'imminent' danger". Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ^ "El embalse Guajataca entraría en nivel de ajustes operacionales este jueves o viernes". 22 June 2022.