In the 1960s and 1970s, dam construction stimulates agricultural development in the Ayuquila River Valley.
The Las Piedras Dam irrigates 2,700 ha in Jalisco and 12,000 ha in Colima and the latter two dams would combine to irrigate 12,000 ha, with the storage capacity to potentially irrigate a further 6,000 ha. Additional storage is distributed in the northern part of the watershed in 11 small reservoirs.
According to Pedro Perez, officer in charge of the irrigation district, these dams have 2 basic functions: expand and strengthen irrigation in the Autlán – El Grullo Valley; and control floods.
The Las Piedras Dam irrigates 2,700 ha in Jalisco and 12,000 ha in Colima and the latter two dams would combine to irrigate 12,000 ha, with the storage capacity to potentially irrigate a further 6,000 ha. Additional storage is distributed in the northern part of the watershed in 11 small reservoirs.
According to Pedro Perez, officer in charge of the irrigation district, these dams have 2 basic functions: expand and strengthen irrigation in the Autlán – El Grullo Valley; and control floods.
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