Carite Lake
Lago Carite is a lake located in the municipality of Guayama on the island of Puerto Rico. The lake was created in 1913 and serves as a reservoir for irrigation and potable water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Carite Reservoir” and “Lake Carite”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cayey.
Cayey
Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cayey, officially Cayey de Muesas, is a college town and municipality of central Puerto Rico. With a population of 42,000, it is the second largest cities located in the mountainous regions in the island after Caguas.
Carite Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Guayama, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.07193° or 18° 4′ 19″ northLongitude
-66.0999° or 66° 5′ 60″ westElevation
545 metres (1,788 feet)Open location code
77CM3WC2+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 60166930OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
4563237Wikidata ID
Q5039729
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Satellite Map
Discover Carite Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Carite Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Carite Lake”
- Spanish: “Lago Carite (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Lago Carite”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Villas del Lago Carite and Carite.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bosque Estatal de Carite and Cerro Lucero.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Carite Lake”. Photo: CarlitosRivera787, CC BY-SA 3.0.