Vicente Guerrero Dam
Appearance
Vicente Guerrero Dam | |
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Country | Mexico |
Location | Padilla, Tamaulipas |
Coordinates | 23°57′36″N 98°39′58″W / 23.960°N 98.666°W |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Opening date | 1971 |
Dam and spillways | |
Elevation at crest | 60 m (200 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 3.9 km3 (0.94 cu mi) |
General Vicente Guerrero Dam (Spanish: Presa Vicente Guerrero), also known as Las Adjuntas Dam, is a dam in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It was constructed in 1971 for irrigation and public use.[1] It was named for Vicente Guerrero, a revolutionary general of the Mexican War of Independence.
References
- ^ "Estadísticas del Agua en México" [Statistics of Water in Mexico] (PDF) (in Spanish). Federal government of Mexico. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2017-02-05.