Cruz Water Catchment - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Cruz Water Catchment - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Cruz Water Catchment, also known historically as Finona's Water Catchment, is a historic private water supply structure in the United States territory of Guam. It is located south of Guam Highway 9 in the village of Potts Junction in the central northern part of the island. It is a circular concrete structure in diameter, and is in height, of which is exposed above ground level. Its estimated capacity is just over . It was built, according to local oral history, about 1920, and was used to capture rainfall from a nearby house that was destroyed by Typhoon Karen in 1962. The catchment was used to provide water to as many as seven local households, making possible year-round living in an area otherwise lacking fresh water. Read more on Wikipedia
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