Carraízo reservoir

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Carraízo Reservoir is a major water storage lake in Puerto Rico that serves as a key source of drinking water and flood control for the San Juan metropolitan area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
affects water availability in San Juan metropolitan area
basinCountry Puerto Rico
constructionPurpose flood mitigation
municipal water supply
continent North America
country Puerto Rico
createdBy Carraízo Dam
hasEnvironmentalIssue sediment accumulation reducing storage capacity
water quality concerns during low levels
hasFunction flood regulation
sediment control
water storage
hasInfrastructure Carraízo Dam
hasLocalName Embalse Carraízo
isCriticalInfrastructureFor San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area
surface form: San Juan metropolitan area
isKeyComponentOf Puerto Rico public water system
isMajorSourceOf potable water for San Juan metropolitan area
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Trujillo Alto
surface form: Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Trujillo Alto
surface form: municipality of Trujillo Alto
locatedInHydrologicalBasin Río Grande de Loíza
surface form: Río Grande de Loíza basin
locatedInTerritory unincorporated territory of the United States
locatedOnRiver Río Grande de Loíza
managedBy Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
surface form: Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
near San Juan, Puerto Rico
operator Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
surface form: Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
partOf San Juan water supply system
primaryUse drinking water supply
flood control
region Caribbean
serves Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Loíza, Puerto Rico
San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area
surface form: San Juan metropolitan area

Trujillo Alto
surface form: Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
subjectTo drought-related water rationing
sedimentation
usedFor flood control of Río Grande de Loíza
public water supply
waterType freshwater

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Canóvanas locatedNear Carraízo reservoir