Lago Carite is a
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
located in the municipality of
Guayama
Guayama (, ), officially the Autonomous Municipality of Guayama (), is a Guayama barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean coast of Puerto Rico. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ...
on the island of
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
. The lake was created in 1913
''Embalses de Puerto Rico: Un deleite para los sentidos.''
La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 4 to 10 July 2018. Year 35. Issue 1805. Pages 10-11. Accessed 4 July 2018. and serves as a reservoir for irrigation
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and potable water.
The lake receives flow from the La Plata River
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and can be used for fishing
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and recreation.
The name of the lake comes from the area where it is located.
See also
* List of dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico
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 tall with a storage capacity of at least , ...
References
External links
USGS Real-Time Water Data Carite LakeLago Carite USGS Patillas Quad, Puerto Rico, Topographic Map
Lakes of Puerto Rico
Guayama, Puerto Rico
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