Lake Amistad Del Rio Texas

Amistad National Recreation Area is a national recreation area managed by National Park Service that includes the area around the Amistad Reservoir at the confluence of the Rio Grande, the Devils River, and the Pecos River near Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas. The reservoir was created by the Amistad Dam, completed in 1969, located on the Rio …
Amistad National Recreation Area is a national recreation area managed by National Park Service that includes the area around the Amistad Reservoir at the confluence of the Rio Grande, the Devils River, and the Pecos River near Del Rio in Val Verde County, Texas. The reservoir was created by the Amistad Dam, completed in 1969, located on the Rio Grande at the United States-Mexico border across from the city of Ciudad Acuña in the Mexican state of Coahuila. Amistad, Spanish for "friendship," refers broadly to the close relationship and shared history between Ciudad Acuña and Del Rio.
  • Location: Val Verde County, Texas, USA
  • Established: November 11, 1965
  • Nearest city: Del Rio, Texas
  • Area: 58,500 acres (237 km²)
  • Visitors: 912,283 (in 2022)
  • Governing body: National Park Service

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