Álvaro Obregón Dam
The Álvaro Obregón Dam is an embankment dam on the Yaqui River north of Ciudad Obregón, in Sonora, Mexico. The purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation, flood control and hydroelectric power production.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Sonora, Mexico
- Also known as: “Alvaro Obregon Dam”, “Hidroeléctrica Oviáchic”, “Jose Manuel Herrera Llanos”, “José Manuel Herrera Llanos”, “Presa Alvaro Obregón”, and “Presa del Oviáchic”
Álvaro Obregón Dam
- Categories: embankment dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Cajeme, Sonora, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
27.82245° or 27° 49′ 21″ northLongitude
-109.89264° or 109° 53′ 34″ westElevation
85 metres (279 feet)Open location code
75VGR4C4+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1020371351OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Álvaro Obregón Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hidroeléctrica Oviáchic”
- Chinese: “奥维亚奇克湖”
- Chinese: “奧維亞奇克湖”
- French: “barrage Álvaro Obregón”
- French: “Barrage Álvaro Obregón”
- German: “Álvaro-Obregón-Talsperre”
- Persian: “سد الوارو اوبرگون”
- Spanish: “Central Hidroeléctrica Oviáchic”
- Spanish: “Presa Alvaro Obregon”
- Spanish: “Presa Álvaro Obregón”
- Swedish: “Hidroeléctrica Oviáchic”
- Swedish: “Presa Álvaro Obregón”
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