Puerto Rico
Porta Caribe
Ponce

Lake Cerrillos

Lake Cerrillos is a human-made lake located in barrio , . The lake was finished in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The main purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply, and recreation.
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Photo: Eljohnson15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: man-made lake located in Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Cerrillos Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cerrillos State Forest and Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park.

Nature reserve
is one of the 21 state forests in . It is located in barrio , in the municipality of , and covers 200 cuerdas of valleys and mountains in the foothills of the mountain range.

Park
Photo: Tito Caraballo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park is a in the municipality of . It is part of the Lake Cerrillos Dam recreational area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Juana Díaz.

Photo: Ligocsicnarf89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city and municipality of located along the island's immediately to the east of . It has a small historic downtown area, an interesting cave system with indigenous petroglyphs, and a long-held tradition of celebrating an Epiphany parade.

Lake Cerrillos

Latitude
18.09168° or 18° 5′ 30″ north
Longitude
-66.58248° or 66° 34′ 57″ west
Elevation
141 metres (463 feet)
Open location code
77CM3CR9+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 272151308
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
9683563
Wiki­data ID
Q6475229
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Cerrillos from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Cerrillos” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Maragüez and Sector Las Flores.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cerrillos Lake and Atracadero del Lago Cerrillos.

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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 “Lake Cerrillos”. Photo: Eljohnson15, CC BY-SA 3.0.