Morelos Dam

The Morelos Dam was built in 1950 across the following a 1944 treaty between the United States and Mexico. It is located about 1 mile below the junction of the California border and the Colorado River between the town of Los Algodones, Baja California, in northwestern and in the southwestern .
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Wikipedia
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 112 feet (34 metres)
  • …is operated by the International Boundary and Water Commission
  • …dates from 1950
  • …stands 37 feet (11 metres) tall
  • Description: the Morelos Dam was built in 1950 across the Colorado River

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pilot Knob.
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is a peak in , . is situated 2 miles northwest of Morelos Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Los Algodones and Andrade.
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or Vicente Guerrero is a town in Baja…
is a small locale in the southeasternmost…
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is an unincorporated community in . is situated 3½ miles northwest of Morelos Dam.

Morelos Dam

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Latitude
32.70523° or 32° 42′ 19″ north
Longitude
-114.72857° or 114° 43′ 43″ west
Open location code
8547P74C+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 436470226
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5305505
Wiki­data ID
Q6911354

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Persian—“Morelos Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Morelos Dam”
  • Chinese: “莫雷洛斯大坝”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد موريلوس”
  • Hebrew: “סכר מורלוס”
  • Italian: “diga di Morelos”
  • Persian: “سد مورلوس”

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