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.- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 85 metres (279 feet)
- Description: dam in Sonora, Mexico
- Also known as“Hidroeléctrica Oviáchic”“José Manuel Herrera Llanos”“Presa Alvaro Obregón”“Presa del Oviáchic”
Álvaro Obregón Dam
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Latitude
27.82245° or 27° 49′ 21″ north
Longitude
-109.89264° or 109° 53′ 34″ west
Open location code
75VGR4C4+XW
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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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