Mercedes District Settling Basin Dam, southeast Texas
Mercedes District Settling Basin Dam is using off-channel water from the Rio Grande River in Hidalgo County, Texas and is used for irrigation purposes. Construction was completed in 1907. At normal levels it has a surface area of 1.1 square miles. It is owned by Mercedes Irrigation District.
Mercedes District Settling Basin Dam is of earthen construction. The core is assumed to be earth. The foundation is soil. Its height is 10 feet with a length of 23800 feet. Maximum discharge is 600 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 8610 acre feet. Normal storage is 4200 acre feet. It drains an area of 1.09 square miles.
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