Lago Colina Dam

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Purpose Irrigation Impounds Rio Conchos Impound Rio Conchos		Type of dam Gravity Creates Lake Colina

Location San Francisco de Conchos Municipality, Chihuahua Address Lago Colina, Jardines del Desierto, Ciudad Camargo, CHIH, Mexico Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hours

Lago Colina Dam (Spanish: Presa Lago Colina) is a concrete and earth-embankment gravity dam on the Rio Conchos in Chihuahua, Mexico. The dam forms Lake Colina. Its primary purpose is to divert water for irrigation, and regulate the outflow of the larger La Boquilla Dam upstream.

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Lago Colina Dam Wikipedia

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