Carraízo Dam

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Carraízo Dam is a major flood-control and water-supply structure in Puerto Rico that impounds the Loíza River to form the Carraízo Reservoir serving the San Juan metropolitan area.

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Carraízo Dam canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
flood-control structure
gravity dam
water-supply infrastructure
affects downstream flooding in Loíza River
alsoKnownAs Loíza Dam
Represa Carraízo
linked to: Embalse Carraízo
basinCountry Puerto Rico
completionDate 1950s
constructionStart mid-20th century
continent North America
country Puerto Rico
createsReservoir Carraízo Reservoir
linked to: Carraízo reservoir
hasFunction regulation of Loíza River flow
storage of potable water
hasPart Carraízo Reservoir
linked to: Carraízo reservoir
hasRisk drought-related water shortages
sedimentation in reservoir
impounds Loíza River
isPartOf water supply system of San Juan metropolitan area
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
linked to: Trujillo Alto
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Municipality of Trujillo Alto
locatedInHydrologicalUnit Loíza River watershed
linked to: Loíza River basin
locatedNear Carraízo barrio
locatedOnRiver Loíza River
managedBy Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
namedAfter Carraízo area
nearCity Caguas, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
operator Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
primaryCitySupplied San Juan, Puerto Rico
purpose flood control
irrigation water supply
municipal water supply
region Caribbean
reservoirName Carraízo Reservoir
linked to: Carraízo reservoir
reservoirUse drinking water supply
flood attenuation
riverBasin Loíza River basin
serves Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
San Juan metropolitan area
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
linked to: Trujillo Alto
usedFor public water supply system of northern Puerto Rico
waterSourceType surface water

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Carraízo Reservoir hasInfrastructure Carraízo Dam
subject linked to: Carraízo reservoir
Carraízo Reservoir createdBy Carraízo Dam
subject linked to: Carraízo reservoir
Río Grande de Loíza hasDam Carraízo Dam
Loíza River hasDam Carraízo Dam
Embalse Carraízo createdBy Carraízo Dam