Guajataca Lake, or Lago Guajataca, is a reservoir of the Guajataca River created by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in 1929. It is located between the municipalities of San Sebastián, Quebradillas, and Isabela in Puerto Rico,[3][4] and receives most of its water from the Rio Guajataca and Rio Chiquito de Cibao rivers. The lake primarily functions as a water reservoir as well as for recreational activities such as boating and fishing.[5][6] Various species of fish such as peacock bass, largemouth bass, sunfish, perch, catfish, tilapia and threadfin shad can be found in the lake.[7] The Guajataka Scout Reservation partially borders the southern portion of the lake. The dam at Guajataca Lake experienced a structural failure on September 22, 2017, due to the hit from Hurricane Maria.[8][9][10]
The reservoir is considered a touristic area.[11]
^ abcLuis R. Soler-López1 (2001). "SEDIMENTATION SURVEY RESULTS of the Principal Water-Supply Reservoirs of Puerto Rico". pr.water.usgs.gov. U.S. Geological Survey. USGS Water Resources of the Caribbean. TABLE 1. Results of bathymetric surveys of 14 reservoirs in Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2017-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Puerto Rico Dam Failing; Flash Flood Emergency Declared: "This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION," NWS San Juan said in a tweet. Asher Klein. NBC10-TV. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 22 September 2017. Access 22 September 2017.
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^"El embalse Guajataca entraría en nivel de ajustes operacionales este jueves o viernes". 22 June 2022.
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