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Falcon Dam
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. Construction on the dam began in December 1950 and ended in April 1954 but it was dedicated by presidents
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
and
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in October 1953.
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