Falcon Dam
Falcon Dam is an earthen embankment dam on the Rio Grande between Starr County in the U.S. state of Texas and the city of Nueva Ciudad Guerrero in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nueva Ciudad Guerrero and Salineno.
Nueva Ciudad Guerrero
Town
Nueva Ciudad Guerrero is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It lies on the banks of the Rio Grande / Río Bravo, near the US–Mexico border, opposite to Falcon Heights, Texas. Nueva Ciudad Guerrero is situated 4 miles west of Falcon Dam.
Salineno
Village
Salineño is a census-designated place in Starr County, Texas, United States. The name was changed in 2008, adding a tilde over the second n. The population was 176 at the 2020 census, down from 201 at the 2010 census. Salineno is situated 4½ miles southeast of Falcon Dam.
Falcon Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Starr County, Texas, United States of America
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Starr, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
26.55894° or 26° 33′ 32″ northLongitude
-99.16476° or 99° 9′ 53″ westElevation
315 feet (96 metres)Open location code
76R2HR5P+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 356705533OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Falcon Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Falcon Dam”
- Dutch: “Presa Falcón”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد فالكون”
- French: “barrage Falcon”
- French: “Barrage Falcon”
- Italian: “diga di Falcon”
- Persian: “سد فالکون”
- Spanish: “Presa Falcon”
- Spanish: “Presa Falcón”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Фалькон”
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