El Granero Dam Explained

El Granero Dam
Location Map:Mexico
Coordinates:28.9853°N -105.2803°W
Purpose:Irrigation
Dam Type:Embankment
Dam Crosses:Rio Conchos
Dam Height Foundation:62m (203feet)
Res Name:El Granero Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:0.356km3

El Granero Dam (Spanish: Presa del Granero, also known as the Luis L. Leon Dam) is an embankment dam on the Rio Conchos in north-central Chihuahua, Mexico. The dam was completed in 1968 to provide irrigation and flood control for the lower Rio Conchos valley.

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