Carite Dam
Dam in Guayama County, Puerto Rico · La Plata River · forms Lago Carite
Height
104 ft
32 m (NID height)
Length
500 ft
152 m
Completed
1913
Lago Carite today
1,779.95 ft
7 days ▼ 0.11 ft
Normal storage
11,310 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 2:15 PM AST. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 104 ft
- Owner
- PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (Public Utility)
- Maximum storage
- 17,349 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 333 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 99 ft
- Drainage area
- 8 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 120 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Jacksonville District
- Also known as
- Carite Dam
- NID ID
- PR00021
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID PR00021 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.