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1946 Map of Utuado

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Utuado
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Utuado serves as the central hub in this mid-1940s topography, situated at the confluence of the Rio Grande and the Rio Vivi. The landscape is dominated by the newly formed Lago Dos Bocas, a reservoir created by damming the Rio Grande de Arecibo and its tributaries, including the Rio Limon and Rio Caonillas. The presence of the Planta Hidroelectrica near the Dos Bocas settlement underscores the era's focus on hydroelectric development in the island's interior.

Rural life is marked by agricultural estates such as Hacienda Esperanza and Hacienda Carbonell, alongside social anchors like the Iglesia San Pascual and the Escuela Segunda Unidad de Caonillas. The terrain is characterized by steep ridges like Cuchilla Buena Vista and numerous creeks, including Quebrada Roncador and Quebrada Caguana, which define the complex drainage patterns of the central cordillera before the widespread modernization of the late 20th century.