page_title: Alamo Canal
hierarchical_section_title: Alamo Canal
caption_attribution_description: English: View on Main Canal--Note High Velocity: An unidentified man standing next to the Main Canal of the Imperial Canal system.
context_page_description: The Alamo Canal was a 14 mi long waterway that connected the Colorado River to the head of the Alamo River. The canal was constructed to provide irrigation to the Imperial Valley. A small portion of the canal was located in the United States but the majority of the canal was located in Mexico. The Alamo Canal is also known as the Imperial Canal.
context_section_description: The Alamo Canal (Spanish: Canal del Álamo) was a 14 mi (23 km) long waterway that connected the Colorado River to the head of the Alamo River.  The canal was constructed to provide irrigation to the Imperial Valley.  A small portion of the canal was located in the United States but the majority of the canal was located in Mexico.  The Alamo Canal is also known as the Imperial Canal.
caption: Original caption:
  View on Main Canal -- Note High Velocity
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