Puerto Rico Natural Hazards: Water Resources | Peligros naturales de Puerto Rico: Recursos de agua Active
Monitoring Storm Tide, Flooding, and Precipitation from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Monitoreo de mareas de tormenta, inundaciones y precipitaciones debido al huracán María en Puerto Rico
USGS National Water Dashboard
Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales
The USGS monitors and studies water resources to deliver a wide range of data including streamflow conditions, groundwater information, lake and reservoir elevation, water quality, water use, and water availability, which can be accessed through the USGS National Water Dashboard. As of 2022, the USGS real-time water data network is comprised of 109 streamflow observation stations, 20 groundwater stations (3 in U.S. Virgin Islands), 27 lake and reservoir elevation stations, and 3 continuous water quality stations. The USGS also maintains a periodic data collection network of 51 water quality sampling sites and 30 groundwater level sites. The USGS maintains these stations to produce real-time information to end users. Hydrologic technicians perform damage assessment and take corrective actions to restore the network after storms. The Water Resources Mission Area has also created water-use and flood reports of Puerto Rico. On this page, Explore news and information related to water resources in Puerto Rico including data from the real time and periodic networks, flood reports, and water use.
El USGS vigila y estudia los recursos hídricos para ofrecer una amplia gama de datos que incluyen las condiciones de los caudales de agua, información sobre las aguas subterráneas, la elevación de los lagos y embalses, la calidad del agua, el uso del agua y la disponibilidad del agua. Todos estos datos se pueden acceder mediante el National Water Dashboard (Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales). Hasta el 2022, la red de datos de agua en tiempo real del USGS se compone de 109 estaciones que miden el flujo del agua; 20 estaciones de aguas subterráneas (3 en las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos); 27 estaciones de elevación de agua en lagos y embalses; y 3 estaciones de calidad de agua. El USGS también mantiene una red de recolección de datos periódicos compuesta por 51 estaciones de muestreo de calidad y 30 estaciones de nivel freático. El USGS mantiene estas estaciones para proporcionar información en tiempo real a los usuarios. Los técnicos hidrológicos realizan una evaluación de daños y toman las medidas necesarias para restablecer la red luego de tormentas. La Misión de los Recursos de Agua del USGS ha creado informes sobre las inundaciones y el uso del agua en Puerto Rico. Explore en esta página noticias e información relacionadas con los recursos de agua de Puerto Rico, que incluyen datos de redes periódicas y en tiempo real, informes de inundaciones y el uso del agua.
National Water Dashboard
The USGS National Water Dashboard is an interactive map application that displays real-time streamflow conditions, groundwater levels, rainfall data, drought maps, and other hydrologic resources.
El Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales es un mapa interactivo que muestra los niveles de las aguas subterráneas, datos pluviométricos, mapas de la sequía, condiciones de los caudales de agua y otros recursos hidrológicos en tiempo real.
Flood Maps | Mapas de inundaciones
USGS researchers have published flood maps for different regions of Puerto Rico by compiling historic flood data. The example illustrated above corresponds to Río Culebrinas in Aguadilla and Aguada, Puerto Rico. The aim of the flood map products is to provide the tools needed for formulating efficient risk mitigation plans that may be used by local municipality planners. To access this map, click the link.
Algunos investigadores del USGS han publicado mapas de inundación para distintas regiones de Puerto Rico que compilan datos históricos de las inundaciones. El ejemplo ilustrado arriba corresponde al Río Culebrinas en los pueblos de Aguadilla y Aguada en Puerto Rico. El objetivo de estos productos es proporcionar las herramientas necesarias para formular planes eficientes para la mitigación de riesgos que podrían ser utilizados por manejadores de los municipios. Para acceder al mapa, haga clic en el enlace.
Water Withdrawals and Use | La extracción de agua y sus usos
USGS researchers have provided water use data for Puerto Rico since 1980 to help planners and managers with information to adequately assess water resources. Five major categories are considered: public-supply water withdrawals and deliveries, domestic and industrial self-supplied water use, crop-irrigation water use, and thermoelectric-power freshwater use. Access the latest report on water withdrawals and water use in Puerto Rico for 2015 here.
Los investigadores del USGS han provisto datos del uso de agua en Puerto Rico desde 1980 para que los planificadores y administradores puedan contar con la información necesaria para evaluar adecuadamente los recursos de agua. Los reportes consideran cinco categorías principales: las extracciones y provisiones hídricas del suministro público, el uso hídrico doméstico e industrial de abastecimiento propio, el uso hídrico para la irrigación de cultivos y al uso de agua dulce para la energía termoeléctrica. Acceda aquí al último informe sobre las extracciones de agua y sus usos en Puerto Rico, en 2015.
Hurricane Maria Impacts | Los efectos del huracán María
USGS collaborated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to install temporary stations with water-level and barometric pressure sensors prior to Hurricane Maria to measure coastal and riverine high-water marks throughout Puerto Rico that occurred during the storms passing. A report on the effects of Hurricane Maria was published that assesses flooding, storm tides, and precipitation. To learn more, Access the full report.
El USGS colaboró con la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias, FEMA por sus siglas en inglés, en la instalación de estaciones temporeras de instrumentos que miden el nivel de agua y la presión barométrica antes del huracán María a fin de medir las marcas de la marea alta fluvial y costera en Puerto Rico durante la tormenta. Se desarrolló un informe de los efectos del huracán María para evaluar los desbordamientos, las marejadas y las precipitaciones. Para conocer más sobre el proyecto, acceda el informe.
Learn more about USGS Puerto Rico hazards research and tools. | Obtenga más información sobre las herramientas e investigaciones del USGS acerca de riesgos en Puerto Rico.
Science
USGS researchers monitor and study water resources to deliver a wide range of data including streamflow conditions, groundwater information, lake and reservoir elevation, water quality, water use, and water availability. Read more about the water resources science products in Puerto Rico in the links below.
Ciencias
Los investigadores del USGS vigilan y estudian los recursos hídricos para ofrecer una amplia gama de datos. Lea más sobre los productos científicos de los recursos hídricos de Puerto Rico en los enlaces que están a continuación.
Puerto Rico Natural Hazards | Peligros naturales de Puerto Rico
Explore maps about water resources in Puerto Rico.
Explore mapas sobre recursos de agua en Puerto Rico.
Explore USGS media products for Puerto Rico related to water resources.
Explore los productos multimedia para Puerto Rico relacionadas a recursos de agua.
Explore scientific publications by USGS researchers about water resources on Puerto Rico.
Explore algunas publicaciones científicas de investigadores del USGS sobre recursos de agua en Puerto Rico.
Hydrology of Laguna Joyuda, Puerto Rico
Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1899-1992
Overview of drought and hydrologic conditions in the United States and southern Canada, water years 1986-90
Effect of channelization of Rio Puerto Nuevo on ground-water levels in the San Juan metropolitan area, Puerto Rico
National water summary 1988–89 — Hydrologic events and floods and droughts
Rainfall-soil moisture relations in landslide-prone areas of a tropical rain forest, Puerto Rico
Plans for national flood frequency by microcomputer
Hydraulic analyses of water-surface profiles in the vicinity of the Coamo Dam and Highway 52 bridge, southern Puerto Rico: Flood analyses as related to the flood of October 7, 1985
The floods of May 17-18, 1985 and October 6-7, 1985 in Puerto Rico
Highlights of the 1983 Federal-state cooperative water resources program
Mud transportation on a steep shelf, Rio de La Plata shelf, Puerto Rico
Flood of September 16, 1975 in the Guanajibo Valley, Puerto Rico
Explore web tools for Puerto Rico related to water resources.
Explore las herramientas de internet para Puerto Rico relacionadas a recursos de agua.
Read research news highlights for Puerto Rico about USGS water resources projects.
Lea las noticias destacadas de investigaciones del USGS sobre recursos de agua en Puerto Rico.
- Overview
The USGS monitors and studies water resources to deliver a wide range of data including streamflow conditions, groundwater information, lake and reservoir elevation, water quality, water use, and water availability, which can be accessed through the USGS National Water Dashboard. As of 2022, the USGS real-time water data network is comprised of 109 streamflow observation stations, 20 groundwater stations (3 in U.S. Virgin Islands), 27 lake and reservoir elevation stations, and 3 continuous water quality stations. The USGS also maintains a periodic data collection network of 51 water quality sampling sites and 30 groundwater level sites. The USGS maintains these stations to produce real-time information to end users. Hydrologic technicians perform damage assessment and take corrective actions to restore the network after storms. The Water Resources Mission Area has also created water-use and flood reports of Puerto Rico. On this page, Explore news and information related to water resources in Puerto Rico including data from the real time and periodic networks, flood reports, and water use.
El USGS vigila y estudia los recursos hídricos para ofrecer una amplia gama de datos que incluyen las condiciones de los caudales de agua, información sobre las aguas subterráneas, la elevación de los lagos y embalses, la calidad del agua, el uso del agua y la disponibilidad del agua. Todos estos datos se pueden acceder mediante el National Water Dashboard (Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales). Hasta el 2022, la red de datos de agua en tiempo real del USGS se compone de 109 estaciones que miden el flujo del agua; 20 estaciones de aguas subterráneas (3 en las Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos); 27 estaciones de elevación de agua en lagos y embalses; y 3 estaciones de calidad de agua. El USGS también mantiene una red de recolección de datos periódicos compuesta por 51 estaciones de muestreo de calidad y 30 estaciones de nivel freático. El USGS mantiene estas estaciones para proporcionar información en tiempo real a los usuarios. Los técnicos hidrológicos realizan una evaluación de daños y toman las medidas necesarias para restablecer la red luego de tormentas. La Misión de los Recursos de Agua del USGS ha creado informes sobre las inundaciones y el uso del agua en Puerto Rico. Explore en esta página noticias e información relacionadas con los recursos de agua de Puerto Rico, que incluyen datos de redes periódicas y en tiempo real, informes de inundaciones y el uso del agua.
National Water Dashboard
The USGS National Water Dashboard is an interactive map application that displays real-time streamflow conditions, groundwater levels, rainfall data, drought maps, and other hydrologic resources.
El Tablero de Recursos Hídricos Nacionales es un mapa interactivo que muestra los niveles de las aguas subterráneas, datos pluviométricos, mapas de la sequía, condiciones de los caudales de agua y otros recursos hidrológicos en tiempo real.
Flood Maps | Mapas de inundaciones
USGS researchers have published flood maps for different regions of Puerto Rico by compiling historic flood data. The example illustrated above corresponds to Río Culebrinas in Aguadilla and Aguada, Puerto Rico. The aim of the flood map products is to provide the tools needed for formulating efficient risk mitigation plans that may be used by local municipality planners. To access this map, click the link.
Algunos investigadores del USGS han publicado mapas de inundación para distintas regiones de Puerto Rico que compilan datos históricos de las inundaciones. El ejemplo ilustrado arriba corresponde al Río Culebrinas en los pueblos de Aguadilla y Aguada en Puerto Rico. El objetivo de estos productos es proporcionar las herramientas necesarias para formular planes eficientes para la mitigación de riesgos que podrían ser utilizados por manejadores de los municipios. Para acceder al mapa, haga clic en el enlace.
Water Withdrawals and Use | La extracción de agua y sus usos
USGS researchers have provided water use data for Puerto Rico since 1980 to help planners and managers with information to adequately assess water resources. Five major categories are considered: public-supply water withdrawals and deliveries, domestic and industrial self-supplied water use, crop-irrigation water use, and thermoelectric-power freshwater use. Access the latest report on water withdrawals and water use in Puerto Rico for 2015 here.
Los investigadores del USGS han provisto datos del uso de agua en Puerto Rico desde 1980 para que los planificadores y administradores puedan contar con la información necesaria para evaluar adecuadamente los recursos de agua. Los reportes consideran cinco categorías principales: las extracciones y provisiones hídricas del suministro público, el uso hídrico doméstico e industrial de abastecimiento propio, el uso hídrico para la irrigación de cultivos y al uso de agua dulce para la energía termoeléctrica. Acceda aquí al último informe sobre las extracciones de agua y sus usos en Puerto Rico, en 2015.
Hurricane Maria Impacts | Los efectos del huracán María
USGS collaborated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to install temporary stations with water-level and barometric pressure sensors prior to Hurricane Maria to measure coastal and riverine high-water marks throughout Puerto Rico that occurred during the storms passing. A report on the effects of Hurricane Maria was published that assesses flooding, storm tides, and precipitation. To learn more, Access the full report.
El USGS colaboró con la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias, FEMA por sus siglas en inglés, en la instalación de estaciones temporeras de instrumentos que miden el nivel de agua y la presión barométrica antes del huracán María a fin de medir las marcas de la marea alta fluvial y costera en Puerto Rico durante la tormenta. Se desarrolló un informe de los efectos del huracán María para evaluar los desbordamientos, las marejadas y las precipitaciones. Para conocer más sobre el proyecto, acceda el informe.
Learn more about USGS Puerto Rico hazards research and tools. | Obtenga más información sobre las herramientas e investigaciones del USGS acerca de riesgos en Puerto Rico.
- Science
Science
USGS researchers monitor and study water resources to deliver a wide range of data including streamflow conditions, groundwater information, lake and reservoir elevation, water quality, water use, and water availability. Read more about the water resources science products in Puerto Rico in the links below.
CienciasLos investigadores del USGS vigilan y estudian los recursos hídricos para ofrecer una amplia gama de datos. Lea más sobre los productos científicos de los recursos hídricos de Puerto Rico en los enlaces que están a continuación.
Puerto Rico Natural Hazards | Peligros naturales de Puerto Rico
The island of Puerto Rico is subject to numerous threats from natural hazards, including hurricanes, landslides, earthquakes, tsunamis, coastal and inland flooding, environmental contaminants, and freshwater scarcity, among others. USGS science can help citizens better prepare for, mitigate, and adapt to these hazards. This website compiles USGS resources available for Puerto Rico to provide... - Maps
Explore maps about water resources in Puerto Rico.
Explore mapas sobre recursos de agua en Puerto Rico.
- Multimedia
Explore USGS media products for Puerto Rico related to water resources.
Explore los productos multimedia para Puerto Rico relacionadas a recursos de agua.
- Publications
Explore scientific publications by USGS researchers about water resources on Puerto Rico.
Explore algunas publicaciones científicas de investigadores del USGS sobre recursos de agua en Puerto Rico.
Filter Total Items: 94Hydrology of Laguna Joyuda, Puerto Rico
A study was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey to define the hydraulic and hydrologic characteristics of the Laguna Joyuda system (in southwestern Puerto Rico) and to determine the water budget of the lagoon. This shallow-water lagoon is connected to the sea by a single canal. Rainfall and evaporation, surface-water, groundwater, and tidal-flow data were collected from December 1, 1985, to ApAuthorsLuis Santiago-Rivera, Vicente Quinones-ApontePublications of the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1899-1992
A list of publications of the water-resources investigations conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands was compiled. The report includes publications regarding water-resources information in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands released from 1899 to 1992. The publications are grouped into four categories: by author(s), by specAuthorsRuth I. Guzman-OteroOverview of drought and hydrologic conditions in the United States and southern Canada, water years 1986-90
This report describes the drought and hydrologic conditions in the United States and southern Canada during the 1986-90 water years. This drought, which spread from the Eastern United States, where it was referred to as 'the drought of the century,' through the Midwest to the West Coast, brought to mind the Dust Bowl era of the 1930's. However, generally localized floods were numerous, but only onAuthorsSandra L. HolmesEffect of channelization of Rio Puerto Nuevo on ground-water levels in the San Juan metropolitan area, Puerto Rico
Channelization and concrete lining of the Rio Puerto Nuevo and its tributaries in the San Juan Metropolitan area has been proposed to control flooding in low lying areas adjacent to the stream. Concern about the effect of these channel modifications on the ground-water system prompted the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct an investigation of surAuthorsIngrid PadillaNational water summary 1988–89 — Hydrologic events and floods and droughts
National Water Summary 1988-89 - Hydrologic Events and Floods and Droughts documents the occurrence in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands of two types of extreme hydrologic events floods and droughts on the basis of analysis of stream-discharge data. This report details, for the first time, the areal extent of the most notable floods and droughts in each State, portrays thByWater Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science CenterRainfall-soil moisture relations in landslide-prone areas of a tropical rain forest, Puerto Rico
Soil moisture conditions are not well documented in steep, tropical landslide-prone terrain. In the 11,330 ha Caribbean National Forest (CNF) in northeastern Puerto Rico more than 170 landslides that occurred from one to approximately 60 years ago have been mapped. Most of these landslides are shallow, with failure depths of 0.5 ot 7 m, and are associated with periods of intense, prolonged rainfalAuthorsMatthew C. Larsen, Angel J. Torres-SanchezPlans for national flood frequency by microcomputer
Work is underway on a planned microcomputer program that will include about 1500 prediction equations for 214 flood regions of the United States and Puerto Rico. The program will include calculation routines for rural and urban flood frequency and hydrograph characteristics and will have links to a detention-pond routing model.AuthorsM.E. Jennings, E.N. CookmeyerHydraulic analyses of water-surface profiles in the vicinity of the Coamo Dam and Highway 52 bridge, southern Puerto Rico: Flood analyses as related to the flood of October 7, 1985
The magnitude, frequency and extent of the flood of October 7, 1985 at the Rio Coamo in the vicinity of the Coamo Dam and Highway 52 bridge in southern Puerto Rico, were investigated. The observed flood profiles were used to calibrate a step-backwater model. The calibrated model was then used to investigate several alternative flow conditions in the vicinity of the bridge. The peak discharge of thAuthorsK. G. Johnson, Ferdinand Quinones-Marquez, Ralph GonzalezThe floods of May 17-18, 1985 and October 6-7, 1985 in Puerto Rico
Severe floods occurred in Puerto Rico twice in 1985. During May 15-19, 1985, as much as 25 in. of rainfall produced significant floods along north and north-central basins in the island. A nearly stationary tropical depression affected Puerto Rico during October 5-8, 1985, resulting in 24-hr precipitation totals of as much as 23 in. and severe floods along the south-central coastal areas. During tAuthorsFerdinand Quinones, K. G. JohnsonHighlights of the 1983 Federal-state cooperative water resources program
The U.S. Geological Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water Resources Program in fiscal year 1983 continued to concentrate on investigations of highest priority to the Nation. Hydrologic data collection and interpretive studies were underway in every State, Puerto Rico, and several U.S. territories with focus on such current concerns as ground-water contamination, floods, impacts of toxic wastes, aAuthorsB.K. Gilbert, T.J. BuchananMud transportation on a steep shelf, Rio de La Plata shelf, Puerto Rico
Hurricanes David (August 29-30, 1979) and Frederick (September 2-5, 1979) caused major flooding of the Rio de La Plata in northern Puerto Rico. A thin mud layer was deposited across the narrow insular shelf adjacent to the river mouth. Within 5 months, fair-weather shelf-winnowing processes moved the mud layer entirely from the shelf, 0.5 to 2 km to the shelf break at the 50-m contour and beyond.AuthorsK. A. Grove, O. H. Pilkey, J. V. A. TrumbullFlood of September 16, 1975 in the Guanajibo Valley, Puerto Rico
No abstract available.AuthorsKarl G. Johnson - Web Tools
Explore web tools for Puerto Rico related to water resources.
Explore las herramientas de internet para Puerto Rico relacionadas a recursos de agua.
- News
Read research news highlights for Puerto Rico about USGS water resources projects.
Lea las noticias destacadas de investigaciones del USGS sobre recursos de agua en Puerto Rico.