Amistad Dam
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| Opened | 1969 |
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| Dam volume | 17,055,000 cu yd (13,039,000 m3) |
| Locations | Val Verde County |
| Texas | |
| Acuña Municipality | |
| Coahuila | |
| Create | Amistad Reservoir |
| Spillway capacity | 1,507,000 cu ft/s (42,700 m3/s) |
| Construction cost | 125 million USD ($808 million in 2014) |
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| ID | 2191438 |
About 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.
