The Torre Water Catchment, also known as the Hatsuho Water Catchment, is located on what is now Hatsuho Golf Course in Yigo (Piga), Guam. It is a historic site that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] The catchment has an octagonal-shaped exterior made of concrete around limestone gravel and cobbles and has a plastered cylindrical interior. It is 5.19 metres (17.0 ft) in diameter and its walls vary from .27 to .46 meters thick. It was built in approximately 1916 by a farmer, Juan dela Torre, to provide water when needed, in a northern area of Guam that is far from regular water supplies.[2]

Torre Water Catchment
Torre Water Catchment is located in Guam
Torre Water Catchment
LocationHatsuho Golf Course, Yigo (Piga), Guam
Coordinates13°34′55″N 144°51′57″E / 13.58194°N 144.86583°E / 13.58194; 144.86583
Arealess than one acre
Built1916
Built byTorre, Juan dela
MPSWater Catchments MPS
NRHP reference No.94001311[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1994

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Maria Annie Flores and Alejandro T.B. Lizama (c. 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Torre Water Catchment". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos from 1992