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- RĆo Grande De LoĆza
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LoĆza River
LoĆza River, eastern Puerto Rico.
LoĆza River
river, Puerto Rico
Also known as: RĆo Grande de LoĆza
LoĆza River, river in eastern Puerto Rico, rising in the Sierra de Cayey south of San Lorenzo. Flowing about 40 miles (65 km) between the humid foothills of the Cayey and the Sierra de Luquillo, it emerges through swamps to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near LoĆza Aldea. In its floodplain and on the surrounding terraces, sugarcane, tobacco, bananas, and vegetables are grown. In 1948 the LoĆza River Project was initiated with the construction of a hydroelectric dam just south of Trujillo Alto. Its reservoir, Embalse de LoĆza, is the major source of San Juanās water supply. The last 8 miles (13 km) of the river from Santa BĆ”rbara have been straightened and made navigable.
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