American Canal

{{For|the canal in California|All-American Canal}}

{{for|the canal near Houston|Texas_Irrigation_Canals#Gulf_Coast_Water_Authority}}

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The American Canal is an irrigation canal in the Upper Rio Grande Valley near El Paso, Texas. The canal acquires water from the Rio Grande from the American Diversion Dam at the Texas–New Mexico–Mexico border, {{convert|2 |miles}} northwest of downtown El Paso.{{Cite news|last=Resendiz|first=Julian|date=2020-12-01|title=Water district trying to block construction of ‘secondary’ border wall in El Paso|url=https://fox2now.com/news/border-report/water-district-trying-to-block-construction-of-secondary-border-wall-in-el-paso/|access-date=2020-12-01|work=BorderReport|via=Fox2now|language=en-US}} The canal supplies the majority of the raw water to El Paso’s Johnathan-Roger Water Treatment Plant.{{Cite news|last=Parker|first=Jim|date=2020-11-27|title=Water district says new border barrier along American Canal threatens El Paso's water supply|url=https://kvia.com/news/border/2020/11/27/water-district-says-new-border-barrier-along-american-canal-threatens-el-pasos-water-supply-flood-protection/|access-date=2020-12-01|work=KVIA|language=en-US}} It also mitigates flooding in south El Paso neighborhoods. The canal travels along the Rio Grande for {{convert|2.1 |miles}} where it flows into the Franklin Canal and the rest of the canal network. Construction of the canal dates back to 1938.{{Cite news|date=2020-04-24|title=Reconstruction of American Canal in El Paso is completed|url=https://www.ktsm.com/news/reconstruction-of-american-canal-in-el-paso-is-completed/|access-date=2020-12-01|work=KTSM 9 News|language=en-US}}

{{wide image | File:American Dam and Canal pano.jpg | 1000px | Panoramic view of the American Dam and Canal, with mountains of Mexico (left) and New Mexico (right) in the background. The dam and diversion weirs are in the center; canal at left; railroad bridges over the Rio Grande upstream at right; private border wall and cross on Mount Cristo Rey in center background.}}