Riverside Diversion Dam
The Riverside Diversion Dam was a diversion dam on the Rio Grande to the southeast of El Paso, Texas. The dam was owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, and diverted water into the Riverside Canal for use in irrigation in the El Paso Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Socorro and Juarez.
Socorro
Town
Photo: Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Socorro is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso, and on the border of Mexico. Socorro is situated 1½ miles east of Riverside Diversion Dam.
Juarez
Juarez is a city in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. It stands on the Rio Grande, across the United States border from El Paso. Juarez is rich in the northern culture of Mexico, and is home to the Mexican vaquero culture.
San Elizario
Town
San Elizario is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. Its population was 10,116 at the 2020 census. It is part of the El Paso metropolitan statistical area. San Elizario is situated 6 miles southeast of Riverside Diversion Dam.
Riverside Diversion Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in the United States of America
- Location: El Paso, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.65842° or 31° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
-106.32882° or 106° 19′ 44″ westElevation
3,671 feet (1,119 metres)Open location code
853MMM5C+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 356757270OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Riverside Diversion Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Riverside Diversion Dam”
- Italian: “diga di Riverside Diversion”
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