Lago Cerrillos at Damsite - 50113950
Two USGS
employees installing a gaging station at Lago Cerrillos
Reservoir. Photo from USGS archive.
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Lago Cerrillos is
located in the municipio of Ponce, and was finished in 1992 by U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
The main purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply,
and recreation. The reservoir has a drainage
area of 17.4 square miles (45.1 square kilometers). The
reservoir has a water storage capacity of about 47,900 acre-feet
(59.1 million cubic meters). This reservoir is an alternative
of water supply to the population living in the south coast of
Puerto Rico.
Lago Cerrillos Reservoir during construction.
Photo by Pedro Díaz, USGS.
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Real-time Reservoir Level
Real-time
resevoir level graph updated hourly with the exception
of emergency transmissions which are at 5 minute intervals. To
view real-time data, follow the link below.
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Additional Lago Cerrillos Reservoir real-time information:
Additional
information about the Lago Cerrillos Reservoir is available from the
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville district
- Water Management & Meteorology Section
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Río Loco Basin Map
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on  for combined
real-time reservoir level and rainfall information
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The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with local government
agencies, has produced a number of reports regarding the effects of sediment infilling on the storage capacity
of principle water-supply reservoirs of Puerto Rico. The
results of these surveys are summarized in "Sedimentation survey
results of the principal water supply reservoirs of Puerto Rico,"
These
reports can be purchased at a nominal cost by contacting the Information
Desk at the U.S. Geological Survey,
GSA Center, 651 Federal Drive, Suite 400-15, Guaynabo, PR 00965, 787-749-4346
ext. 296. Please contact Water-Use
Information, 787-749-4346 ext. 259, if you have other questions
regarding water supply in Puerto Rico.
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