Anzalduas Dam
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Anzalduas Dam is a diversion dam on the Rio Grande near the U.S.–Mexico border that helps control river flow and supports irrigation and flood management in the surrounding region.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
diversion dam ⓘ |
| borderStraddlingStructureOf | United States–Mexico border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 33 meters ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
diversion of river flow into irrigation canals
ⓘ
regulation of cross‑border water deliveries ⓘ |
| hasPart | Anzalduas Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ river flow regulation ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Tamaulipas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasin | Rio Grande basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mission, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reynosa, Tamaulipas NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | International Boundary and Water Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | International Boundary and Water Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyInfrastructure | Anzalduas International Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Mexican Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rio Grande Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
assist in flood management along the Rio Grande
ⓘ
divert water for irrigation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hidalgo County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Rio Grande Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Reynosa agricultural district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseSeparatedFrom | downstream Rio Grande channel ⓘ |
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