Amistad dam
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 27 '1 " N , 101 ° 3' 28" W | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Dam with gravity dam part | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1963-1969 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 88 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 10.355 million m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 9 115 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 700 MW | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 340.69 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 263 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 7050 million m³ | ||||||||
| Design flood : | 43 700 m³ / s | ||||||||
The Amistad Dam (Amistad Dam) is a dam on the Rio Grande , it is located on the border between the United States and Mexico at the confluence of the Rio Grande with the Devils River , 19 km northwest of Del Rio , Texas . The name Amistad means “friendship” in Spanish.
Dam and power plants
The construction of the dam was agreed in a 1944 contract between the USA and Mexico and lasted from 1963 to 1969. The hydropower plant has been in operation since the 1980s. The project cost around 72 million US dollars, of which Mexico took 4/7 and the US took 3/7. The dam is around nine kilometers long and is mostly on Mexican territory. Electricity is generated in 2 power plants, one each from the USA and one from Mexico.
Reservoir
The reservoir (Amistad Reservoir or Lake Amistad) is used for irrigation, flood protection, electricity generation and recreation. The plant is operated by the "International Boundary and Water Commission". The lake is bordered by Val Verde County on the American side and the state of Coahuila on the Mexican side .
Recreational use
Partial view of Lake Amistad
Rocky Beach on Lake Amistad west of Del Rio, Texas
American Railroad Bridge over Lake Amistad
On the US side of the reservoir is the Amistad National Recreation Area with a variety of recreational opportunities.
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of dams in the world
Web links
- Fishing on Amistad Reservoir ("Fishing on the Amistad Reservoir")
- Amistad Reservoir - Texas Parks & Wildlife
- Amistad National Recreation Area - National Park Service
Individual evidence
- ^ Amistad Dam and Powerplants. (No longer available online.) In: www.wapa.gov. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011 ; Retrieved January 29, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
