La Boquilla Dam

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La Boquilla Dam is a large masonry gravity dam and hydroelectric facility on the Rio Conchos in Chihuahua, Mexico, used primarily for irrigation, power generation, and flood control.

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La Boquilla Dam canonical 2
Francisco I. Madero Dam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric power station
masonry dam
affects downstream flow of Río Conchos
alsoKnownAs Presa La Boquilla
basinCountry Mexico
category Buildings and structures in Chihuahua
Dams in Mexico
Hydroelectric power stations in Mexico
constructionMethod masonry gravity design
constructionStartDate 1910
continent North America
country Mexico
damType gravity
masonry
gridConnection Mexican national electricity grid
hasSpillway yes
height approximately 80 meters
installedCapacity approximately 25 megawatts
languageOfName Spanish
length approximately 350 meters
locatedIn Chihuahua
municipality of San Francisco de Conchos
northern Mexico
locatedOnRiver Río Conchos
linked to: Rio Conchos
manages seasonal flooding on Río Conchos
material masonry
namedAfter La Boquilla
openingDate 1915
operator Comisión Federal de Electricidad
partOf Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) basin
linked to: Rio Grande basin

Río Conchos basin
primaryUse irrigation
purpose flood control
irrigation
power generation
regionServed irrigation districts in Chihuahua
reservoirCapacity approximately 2,900,000,000 cubic meters
approximately 2.9 cubic kilometres
reservoirName La Boquilla Reservoir
Presa La Boquilla
status operational
supports agricultural irrigation in Chihuahua
use flood control
hydroelectric power generation
watercourse Río Conchos
linked to: Rio Conchos

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Rio Conchos hasReservoir La Boquilla Dam
Rio Conchos hasReservoir Francisco I. Madero Dam
linked to: La Boquilla Dam
Río Conchos basin containsDam La Boquilla Dam