Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Dam
The Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Dam, built in 1955 is a medium-sized reservoir, located in the Mexican state of Sonora; it provides water for the Río Mayo Irrigation district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Conagua Sonora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Álamos, Sonora, Mexico
- Also known as: “Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortines” and “Presa del Mocuzari”
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Álamos Municipality, Sonora, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
27.22509° or 27° 13′ 30″ northLongitude
-109.10524° or 109° 6′ 19″ westElevation
131 metres (430 feet)Open location code
75VG6VGV+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 558698860OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Presa del Mocuzari”
- Italian: “diga di Adolfo Ruiz Cortines”
- Lithuanian: “Adolfo Ruiso Kortineso tvenkinys”
- Lithuanian: “Mokusario tvenkinys”
- Persian: “سد ادولفو رویز کورتین”
- Spanish: “Presa Mocuzari”
- Spanish: “Presa Mocúzari”
- Swedish: “Presa del Mocuzari”
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