The Aguamilpa Dam is an embankment dam on the Río Grande de Santiago in the Mexican state of Nayarit 38 km (24 mi) northeast of Tepic. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supplies a 960 MW power station with water. Construction on the dam began in 1989 and it was completed in 1993 while the power station became operational in 1994.
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