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Bridges
  
Puente Dos Hermanos

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Location
  
Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Governing body
  
Department of Natural Resources

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Condado Lagoon (Laguna del Condado in Spanish) is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is an affluent body of water that flows freely between the Condado and Miramar neighborhoods of Santurce, a sector of San Juan.

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Map of Laguna del Condado, San Juan, 00907, Puerto Rico

Background

Its tributary stream of water forms part of the San Juan Bay Estuary. An estuary is a coastal area where fresh water from rivers and other inland water sources mixes with salt water from the ocean. The Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico is intersected by estuarine bodies of water, such as Condado Lagoon, Martín Peña Channel, San José Lagoon and Piñones Lagoon, among others. The Cucharillas Marsh is another part of this urban ecosystem. Condado Lagoon empties into the Atlantic Ocean through El Boquerón, an inlet spanned by the Dos Hermanos Bridge through the San Antonio Creek. It is one of two natural lagoons in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Geography

  • Area: 98.91 acres (400,300 m2)
  • Average depth: 10 feet (3.0 m)
  • Maximum depth: 36 feet (11 m)
  • Salinity: 30% to 35%
  • Endangered species

  • Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
  • Magnificent frigatebird (Fregatta magnificens)
  • Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus)
  • Nearest beach

  • Condado Bridge Beach
  • References

    Condado Lagoon Wikipedia