Picture A Day August 17, 2010 - Amistad Dam on the Rio Grande
The Amistad Reservoir was created in 1969, forming a giant lake where the Rio Grande and Devil's River meet upstream of Del Rio. The left side of the photograph is Mexico, with the United States on the right; a road connecting the two countries runs across the top of the dam, the two-story building in the center is a border checkpoint station. Although this picture taken at the end of July shows a fairly sedate scene, at the beginning of the month torrential rains over the mountains of Mexico overburdened the Rio Bravo, pushing the Rio Grande 38 feet above flood stage, straining the reservoir, forcing them to open all the flood gates to their maximum level. While the Amistad Dam was built primarily for flood control, mother nature can still throw a few curve balls.
Find more photos from my 2010 Picture a Day set at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157620610035860/
You can also view my 2009 Picture A Day set that started it all at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157625855768121/
Picture A Day August 17, 2010 - Amistad Dam on the Rio Grande
The Amistad Reservoir was created in 1969, forming a giant lake where the Rio Grande and Devil's River meet upstream of Del Rio. The left side of the photograph is Mexico, with the United States on the right; a road connecting the two countries runs across the top of the dam, the two-story building in the center is a border checkpoint station. Although this picture taken at the end of July shows a fairly sedate scene, at the beginning of the month torrential rains over the mountains of Mexico overburdened the Rio Bravo, pushing the Rio Grande 38 feet above flood stage, straining the reservoir, forcing them to open all the flood gates to their maximum level. While the Amistad Dam was built primarily for flood control, mother nature can still throw a few curve balls.
Find more photos from my 2010 Picture a Day set at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157620610035860/
You can also view my 2009 Picture A Day set that started it all at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157625855768121/