El Granero Dam (Spanish: Presa del Granero, also known as the Luis L. Leon Dam) is an embankment dam on the Rio Conchos in north-central Chihuahua, Mexico. The dam was completed in 1968 to provide irrigation and flood control for the lower Rio Conchos valley.
El Granero Dam | |
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Coordinates | 28°59′07″N 105°16′49″W / 28.98528°N 105.28028°W |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment |
Impounds | Rio Conchos |
Height (foundation) | 62 m (203 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | El Granero Reservoir |
Total capacity | .356 km3 (289,000 acre⋅ft) |