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Mexico builds irrigation dams to suit local conditions
43 dams more than 50 ft high will have combined storage capacity of 10,850,000 acres; 387,000,000 kw-hr will be generated at 6 dams; 33 of 43 dams are of earth and rockfill type; highest dam is 302 ft with 7 million cu yd; largest dam is 187 ft high with 11,144,000 cu yd; 10 dams are of masonry or concrete; economic factors lead to dams of earth and rockfill type in Mexico.
Mexico builds irrigation dams to suit local conditions
43 dams more than 50 ft high will have combined storage capacity of 10,850,000 acres; 387,000,000 kw-hr will be generated at 6 dams; 33 of 43 dams are of earth and rockfill type; highest dam is 302 ft with 7 million cu yd; largest dam is 187 ft high with 11,144,000 cu yd; 10 dams are of masonry or concrete; economic factors lead to dams of earth and rockfill type in Mexico.
Mexico builds irrigation dams to suit local conditions
Civ Eng (NY)
Vicente Orozco, J. (author)
1949
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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