Carraízo Dam
Carraízo Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico within the flow of the Río Grande de Loíza. Its construction was completed in 1953.Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Represa de Carraízo” and “Represa Doctor Antonio ‘Chago’ Santiago Vázquez”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loíza Lake and Puente de Trujillo Alto.
Loíza Lake
Reservoir
Loíza Lake, or Lago Loíza, is a reservoir located in the municipality of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. It was formed by construction of the Carraízo Dam on the Río Grande de Loíza. It serves as the main water supply source of the San Juan metropolitan area.
Puente de Trujillo Alto
Photo: Thief12, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Puente de Trujillo Alto is a Pennsylvania through truss bridge built during 1939–1941 in Puerto Rico in the Trujillo Alto municipality of Puerto Rico. Puente de Trujillo Alto is situated 3½ km north of Carraízo Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carolina and López Sicardó.
Carolina
Photo: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carolina is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico. An eastern suburb of San Juan, it includes the metropolitan area's international airport as well as the beach resort district of Isla Verde.
López Sicardó
Neighborhood
López Sicardó is one of the three sectors in the Oriente barrio of Puerto Rico. López Sicardó is a subbarrio classified as a civil geographic unit within the San Juan Municipio of Puerto Rico. López Sicardó is situated 9 km north of Carraízo Dam.
Santa Rita
Neighborhood
Santa Rita is one of the 4 subbarrios of Hato Rey Sur, itself one of 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The office of Amnesty International in Puerto Rico is located in Santa Rita. Santa Rita is situated 9 km northwest of Carraízo Dam.
Carraízo Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: San Juan, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.328° or 18° 19′ 41″ northLongitude
-66.01598° or 66° 0′ 58″ westOperator
Autoridad de Acueductos y AlcantarilladosOpen location code
77CM8XHM+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1232044786OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q15207668
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In Other Languages
“Carraízo Dam” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Represa Carraízo (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Represa Carraízo”
- Spanish: “Represa de Carraízo (Puerto Rico)”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro Comunal Don Prudencio Machín Eugüi and Parque Daniel Cotto O’Farrill.
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