Amistad Dam
Amistad Dam is a major embankment dam across the Rio Grande between Texas, United States, and Coahuila, Mexico. Built to provide irrigation water storage, flood control, and hydropower generation, it is the largest dam along the international boundary reach of the Rio Grande.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Dam
- Description: Major embankment dam across the Rio Grande between Texas, United States and Coahuila, Mexico
- Also known as: “Amistad-Staudamm” and “International Amistad Dam”
Amistad Dam
- Categories: embankment dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Val Verde, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.44976° or 29° 26′ 59″ north
Longitude
-101.05827° or 101° 3′ 30″ west
Elevation
1,158 feet (353 metres)
Open location code
75XWCWXR+WM
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Amistad Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Amistad Dam”
- German: “Amistad-Talsperre”
- Persian: “سد امیستاد”
- Spanish: “Presa de la Amistad”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Амістад”
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Places to explore: Hidroeléctrica La Amistad and Air Force Recreation Area.
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