The waymark coordinates are for the Mexican hydroelectric plant at Falcon dam.
US citizens need to be aware that it is impossible to visit these waymark coordinates without passing through the US border patrol checkpoint on the east side of the dam, meaning that in order to visit the waymark coordinates, you must leave the country.
In order to return to the United States, all US citizens must have their passports and must go through the border patrol checkpoint.
For this reason, we will accept ANY photograph of the dam personally taken by you as proof of a visit. There are multiple places along the US-side shoreline to take a photo of the dam.
In fact, the day Blasterz were there, the entire dam was closed for maintenance. The closest we could get to the dam was N 26° 34.939 W 099° 08.636.
There are two hydroelectric plant at Falcon, one on the Mexican side of the dam and one on the US side. The plants are operated by the International Boundary and Water Commission for the benefit of both the US and Mexico.
From the IBWC website: (
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"Falcon Dam is the lowermost major multipurpose international dam and reservoir on the Rio Grande. As an organizational unit of the U.S. Section, the function is to control and regulate the flow of international waters and to provide a means of contributing to the mutual welfare of Mexico and the United States, in compliance with various existing treaties. In conjunction with irrigation, domestic and flood releases, the project generates electricity through the hydroelectric generating plant. The project also provides support and maintenance for a small village. Click here to see the current Falcon Reservoir Storage. View the Joint Report of the Technical Advisors of the IBWC regarding the Geotechnical, Electrical, Mechanical and Structural Safety of Falcon Dam."
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"FALCON DAM Capacity 32MW"
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The Falcon Dam is a 150 ft (46 m) high and 26,294 ft (8,014 m) long earthen embankment dam. The dam is made of 12,600,000 cu yd (9,633,391 m3) of earth-fill, 282,000 cu yd (215,604 m3) of concrete and 10,300 short tons (9,344 t) of reinforced steel. The center of the dam is over-topped with a 1,300 ft (396 m) long spillway with widths ranging from 350 ft (107 m) at the top and 600 ft (183 m) at the bottom. The spillway is controlled by six 50 ft × 50 ft (15 m × 15 m) fixed wheel gates and can release up to 456,000 cu ft/s (12,912 m3/s) downstream.
The Falcon Dam supplies water to two different hydroelectric power plants, one on the Mexican side and another on the U.S. side. Each power plant contains 3 x 10.5 MW Francis turbine generators for a combined total of 63 MW. Each power plant also receives water from the reservoir via 4 x 13 ft (4 m) diameter penstocks. The two extra penstocks are for an additional generator if needed.
The Falcon Dam created the Falcon International Reservoir that has a volume of 2,645,646 acre·ft (3.263356×109 m3) and a surface area of 87,400 acres (354 km2)."