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Alamo Canal
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<p>The Alamo Canal was a 14 mi (23 km) long waterway that connected the <a href="/facts/Colorado_River/yGEJtRAJ">Colorado River</a> to the head of the <a href="/facts/Alamo_River/HMgAHBMI">Alamo River</a>. The canal was constructed to provide irrigation to the <a href="/facts/Imperial_Valley/9aSIEjne">Imperial Valley</a>. A small portion of the canal was located in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> but the majority of the canal was located in <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a>. The Alamo Canal is also known as the Imperial Canal. </p>