Portugues Dam
Dam in Ponce County, Puerto Rico · Portugues River · forms Lago Portugues
Height
220 ft
67 m (NID height)
Length
1,230 ft
375 m
Completed
2015
Lago Portugues today
434.93 ft
7 days ▼ 0.09 ft
Normal storage
2,840 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:45 AM AST. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Recreation
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 220 ft
- Owner
- NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEPT. (State)
- Maximum storage
- 46,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 71 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 216 ft
- Drainage area
- 10 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 140 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Jacksonville District
- Also known as
- Portugues Dam
- NID ID
- PR00079
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID PR00079 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.