Cornalvo Dam

Cornalvo Dam
Roman Cornalvo dam in Spain
Location	Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain
Coordinates	38°59′18″N 6°11′28″W / 38.98833°N 6.19111°WCoordinates: 38°59′18″N 6°11′28″W / 38.98833°N 6.19111°W
Opening date	1st–2nd century
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Albarregas (Guadiana basin)
Height	28.0
Length	194.0
Width (base)	26.0

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]

It is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.^[2]

See also

• List of Roman dams and reservoirs
• Roman architecture
• Roman engineering

Notes

1. Arenillas & Castillo 2003
2. Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida at UNESCO

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

Further reading

• Aranda Gutiérrez, Fernando (2006), Las presas de abastecimiento en el marco de la ingeniería hidráulica romana. Los casos de Proserpina y Cornalbo (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 0-432-15090-0

External links

Media related to Cornalvo Dam at Wikimedia Commons