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The El Cajón Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Río Grande de Santiago in the Mexican state of Nayarit. Construction began in 2003 and was completed in June 2007. It cost US$800 million to build. It is 640 m (2100 ft) long and is 178 m (584 ft) high. The reservoir holds approximately 5000000000 m3 (1.8×1011 cu ft) of water and the generators are capable of producing 750 MW of electricity. The dam is operated by the Comisión Federal de Electricidad a state-owned Mexican electric company.