The canal acquires water from the Riverside Diversion Dam on the Rio Grande  southeast of El Paso. The canal is managed by the US Bureau of Reclamation. The canal extends for  with a capacity of 900 cubic feet  per second.
The water source for the canal is the Riverside Diversion Dam on the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso. The US Bureau of Reclamation oversees the canal's operation, which has a capacity of 900 cubic feet per second and spans a length of .