Latitude and longitude of Falcon Dam
- Nearby Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Mexico
Satellite map of Falcon Dam
Falcon Dam is an earthen embankment dam on the Rio Grande between Starr County in the U.S. state of Texas and the city of Nueva Ciudad Guerrero in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The dam was built for water conservation, irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, flood control, and recreational purposes and as an international border crossing between Zapata and Starr Counties and Tamaulipas. Construction on the dam began in December 1950 and ended in April 1954 but it was dedicated by presidents Adolfo Ruiz Cortines and Dwight D.
Latitude: 26° 33' 19.19" N
Longitude: -99° 09' 31.80" W
Nearest city to this article: Nueva Ciudad Guerrero
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