Garzas Dam
Dam in Adjuntas County, Puerto Rico · Vacas River · forms Lago Garzas
Height
201 ft
61 m (NID height)
Completed
1943
Lago Garzas today
2,414.88 ft
7 days ▲ 0.07 ft
Normal storage
5,500 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM AST. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 201 ft
- Owner
- PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (Public Utility)
- Maximum storage
- 5,500 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 108 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 191 ft
- Drainage area
- 6 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 339 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Jacksonville District
- Also known as
- Lago Garzas
- NID ID
- PR00006
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID PR00006 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.