# Falcon Dam Proves Itself

Falcon Dam Proves Itself 1955 Description This film discusses the need for the Falcon Dam to aid in drought, flood control, and irrigation. It describes a severe flood that occurred within a year of the dam’s construction, in which the Falcon Dam proved to be invaluable. Cities in Val Verde, Webb, and Maverick Counties, as well as northern regions of the Mexican state of Coahuila are shown as they flooded after a hurricane. The film describes how the Falcon Dam saved areas below the dam from flooding. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7019850

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1955
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/76-usm-8)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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