Guajataca Lake | |
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Lago Guajataca (Spanish) | |
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]
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