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Cornalvo Dam
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Cornalvo Dam
Roman Cornalvo dam in Spain
Impounds Albarregas (Guadiana basin)
Locale Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain
Length 194.0
Height 28.0
Width (at base) 26.0
Opening date 1st–2nd c.
The Cornalvo Dam is a Roman gravity dam in Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The earth dam with stone cladding on the water face is still in use.[1]
[edit] Notes
^ Arenillas & Castillo 2003
[edit] References
Arenillas, Miguel; Castillo, Juan C. (2003), "Dams from the Roman Era in Spain. Analysis of Design Forms (with Appendix)", 1st International Congress on Construction History [20th–24th January] (Madrid),
http://www.traianvs.net/textos/presas_in.htm#_ednref4 [edit] Further reading
Aranda Gutiérrez, Fernando (2006), Las presas de abastecimiento en el marco de la ingenierÃa hidráulica romana. Los casos de Proserpina y Cornalbo,
http://traianus.rediris.es/pdfs/presas03.pdf Hodge, A. Trevor (1992), Roman Aqueducts & Water Supply, London: Duckworth, pp. 89f., ISBN 0-7156-2194-7
Schnitter, Niklaus (1978), "Römische Talsperren", Antike Welt 8 (2): 25–32 (29)
Smith, Norman (1971), A History of Dams, London: Peter Davies, pp. 43f., ISBN 0432150900
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