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Color image of cement construction behind a sign stating "Amistad Dam being constructed jointly by the United States and Mexico under the supervision of International Boundary and Water Commission."

The area known as Lake Walk became completely inundated once the lake reached its operating pool level of 1,117 feet above mean sea level. Much of the development Del Rio and the surrounding communities is owed to the vision and hard work of the engineers and employees of the Central Power & Light Company. Today, all that remains of these historic structures and associated communities lies quietly below the waters of Lake Amistad.