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	Available Parameters
	00045 Precipitation(Sum)
	62614 Elevation, lake/res, NGVD29(Obs.)
	72375 Elevation, lake/res, LMSL(Obs.) [OLDPR]
	72379 Elevation, lake/res, PRVD02(Obs.)

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

50039995 LAGO CARITE AT SPILLWAY, PR

LOCATION - Lat 18°04'38", long 66°06'26" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Guayama Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010005, 1.8 mi (2.9 km) northwest from Carite Chino School, 2.2 mi (3.5 km) northeast from Central Hidroeléctrica de Carite Número 1, and 2.75 mi (4.4 km) northeast from Segunda Unidad School.

DRAINAGE AREA - 8.20 mi². (21.2 km2).

REVISIONS HISTORY - Datum of gage was previously reported in the site file as 1782 ft (543.2 m) above NGVD29 and LMSL-Old PR. NGVD29 datum does not exist in Puerto Rico and the correct LMSL-Old PR elevation is 1700 ft (518.2 m), published historical records did not reflect this site file typo. Revised to PRVD02 Datum in October 2022.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - June 3, 2005 to September 30, 2013; lake elevation and continuous discharge. October 1, 2013 to current year; lake elevation only.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite and radio telemetry at station. Datum of gage is above Local Mean Sea Level (LMSL- Old PR) and above Puerto Rico Vertical Datum of 2002 (PRVD02).

REMARKS - Lago Carite Dam was completed in 1913. The operation of the reservoir is controlled by the utilization of water to meet the demands for domestic, industrial, and agricultural purposes in the Guayama area. The dam is an earth fill with crest elevation of 1,806 ft (550 m) above mean sea level, with a structural height of 104 ft (32 m) and a length of 500 ft (152 m). The dam has a capacity of approximately 11,310 acre-ft (13.9 hm3). The Dam is operated by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation 1,784.86 ft (544.03 m), August 23, 2011; minimum elevation 1,765.98 ft (538.27 m), August 6, 2007.

CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2016 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket precipitation gage and data collection platform – 15 minutes interval.