Amistad Dam and Reservoir: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 12263, an Act to Authorize the Conclusion of an Agreement for the Joint Construction by the United States and Mexico of a Major International Storage Dam on the Rio Grande in Accordance with the Provisions of the Treaty of February 3, 1944, with Mexico, and for Other Purposes. June 21 and 22, 1960Considers H.R. 12263, to authorize State Dept to conclude agreement with Mexico for joint construction, operation and maintenance of Amistad Dam and Reservoir on Rio Grande River. |
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... miles above Falcon , and will supply protection to the cities of Del Rio , Ciudad Acuña , Eagle Pass , Piedras Negras , and Laredo and Nuevo Laredo . These areas were very badly damaged in the 1954 flood . Actually there was a ...
... miles above Falcon , and will supply protection to the cities of Del Rio , Ciudad Acuña , Eagle Pass , Piedras Negras , and Laredo and Nuevo Laredo . These areas were very badly damaged in the 1954 flood . Actually there was a ...
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... miles . It will extend about 15 miles up the Devils River , and it will extend about 17 miles up the Pecos River . The dam itself will be about 253 feet high from the riverbed to the top of the dam . The overflow section , that is the ...
... miles . It will extend about 15 miles up the Devils River , and it will extend about 17 miles up the Pecos River . The dam itself will be about 253 feet high from the riverbed to the top of the dam . The overflow section , that is the ...
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... miles of State highway , 5 miles of country roads , 12 miles of the Southern Pacific Railroad , and about 16 miles of telephone trunk- line to be relocated . The Bureau of Fisheries have indicated that there will be an excel- lent ...
... miles of State highway , 5 miles of country roads , 12 miles of the Southern Pacific Railroad , and about 16 miles of telephone trunk- line to be relocated . The Bureau of Fisheries have indicated that there will be an excel- lent ...
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... miles upstream from Falcon . The only reason special legis- lation is required for its construction is that it will ... mile stretch of river has witnessed some of the most devastating floods this continent has seen , including two major ...
... miles upstream from Falcon . The only reason special legis- lation is required for its construction is that it will ... mile stretch of river has witnessed some of the most devastating floods this continent has seen , including two major ...
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... miles long on the Mexican side and 2 on our side . Senator HICKENLOOPER . About twice . The CHAIRMAN . The overall cost is $ 72 million to the United States and $ 37 million to Mexico . Senator HICKENLOOPER . That includes the ...
... miles long on the Mexican side and 2 on our side . Senator HICKENLOOPER . About twice . The CHAIRMAN . The overall cost is $ 72 million to the United States and $ 37 million to Mexico . Senator HICKENLOOPER . That includes the ...
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2½ percent 50 percent 50-year basis acre-feet acreage acres additional Amistad Reservoir amount of water annual Anzalduas Dam believe benefit-cost ratio benefits Boundary and Water Brownsville build Ciudad Acuña Commissioner COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN Congress DAM AND RESERVOIR DAM Senator downstream estimated facilities Falcon Dam Falcon Reservoir FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION Federal Power Commission figure firm power flood damages gulf HEWITT Hoover Dam House bill hydro impounded International Boundary international dam international storage dam irrigation joint construction kilowatts land Laredo LELAND H located Matamoros MELVILLE E Mexican Government Mexican side miles million Nuevo Laredo operation OSBORNE penstocks plant POWERPLANT Senator HICKENLOOPER President proposed Amistad Dam pursuant question railroads RECOMMENDATION AGAINST FEDERAL relocate Rio Grande River Senator CARLSON Senator GREEN Senator MANSFIELD Senator WILLIAMS statement steamplants Texas total cost treaty of February U.S. Govern U.S. share U.S. side United States share Water Commission water supply