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Hidalgo Irrigation Pump Plant

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Hidalgo, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 26° 5' 51.07191", -98° 15' 41.38170000012"
 
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     The semi-arid Lower Rio Grande Valley was productive only for cattle grazing until several steam-powered irrigation systems were established in the early 20th century. In 1909, a steam pump was built here to channel Rio Grande water to about 40,000 acres of land. The Louisiana-Rio Grande Canal Company installed additional equipment in 1911-12 to increase production to the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo area. Sold to the Hidalgo County Water Improvement District in 1920, the pump plant continued in operation until 1983, when an all-electric plant opened downstream. (1989)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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