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The Miguel Alemán Dam is on the Tonto River in the Papaloapan Region of Oaxaca state in southern Mexico just upstream from the town of Temascal or Nuevo Soyaltepec forming the Miguel Alemán Lake with an area of 47800 hectares.The dam operates in conjunction with the Cerro de Oro Dam located on the Santo Domingo River to control floods in the Papaloapan basin in Veracruz state.Together with the 22000 hectare reservoir of the Cerro de Oro which is joined by a channel to the Miguel Alemán Lake the combined capacity is 13380 mm3.The lake formed by the dam is scenic providing income from fishing and tourism.
