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Vicente Guerrero Dam

Vicente Guerrero Dam
Country Mexico
Location Padilla, Tamaulipas
Coordinates 23°57′36″N 98°39′58″W / 23.960°N 98.666°W / 23.960; -98.666Coordinates: 23°57′36″N 98°39′58″W / 23.960°N 98.666°W / 23.960; -98.666
Purpose Irrigation
Opening date 1971
Dam and spillways
Elevation at crest 60 m (200 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 3.9 km3 (0.94 cu mi)

General Vicente Guerrero Dam (Spanish: Presa Vicente Guerrero), also known as Las Adjuntas Dam, is a dam in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It was constructed in 1971 for irrigation and public use. It was named for Vicente Guerrero, a revolutionary general of the Mexican War of Independence.



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