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.
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length (km)
8014.41
building start year
1950-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
height (cm)
45.72
location
Texas, Starr County Texas, Tamaulipas, Guerrero Municipality Tamaulipas, United States, Mexico
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