La Boquilla Dam

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La Boquilla Dam is a masonry arch-gravity dam on the Rio Conchos in Chihuahua, Mexico. It was built in 1910 to provide hydroelectricity, irrigation and flood control, and forms Toronto Lake with a capacity of 2.903 cubic kilometres. The dam and the nearby town of Boquilla de Conchos are named for the abrupt narrowing of the Conchos valley where the dam was built: boquilla means "nozzle" or "mouth". ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1915 (110 years ago)Height: 262 ftCoordinates: 27°32'41"N, 105°24'50"W

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ChihuahuaMexico

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La Boquilla Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lago Colina Dam.

2.9 miNE
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Lago Colina Dam
75 min walk • Lago Colina Dam 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.