Consuegra Dam
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| Consuegra Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Toledo province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |
| Coordinates | 39°25′46.4″N 3°39′17.5″W / 39.429556°N 3.654861°WCoordinates: 39°25′46.4″N 3°39′17.5″W / 39.429556°N 3.654861°W |
| Opening date | 3rd or 4th century |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Amarguillo (Tajo basin) |
| Length | >632.0 m |
| Height | 4.8 m |
| Width (base) | 2.6 m |
The Consuegra Dam was a Roman buttress dam in Toledo province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, dating to the 3rd or 4th century AD.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Arenillas & Castillo 2003
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
- García-Diego, José A.; Díaz-Marta, Manuel; Smith, Norman (1980), "Nuevo estudio sobre la presa romana de Consuegra", Revista de obras públicas 127 (3181): 487–505
- García-Diego, José A.; Fernández Casado, Carlos (1983), "Estudio conjunto sobre la presa romana de Consuegra (I)", Revista de obras públicas 130 (3215): 491–502
- García-Diego, José A.; Fernández Casado, Carlos (1983), "Estudio conjunto sobre la presa romana de Consuegra (II)", Revista de obras públicas 130 (3216): 585–599
- García-Diego, José A.; Fernández Casado, Carlos (1983), "Estudio conjunto sobre la presa romana de Consuegra (III)", Revista de obras públicas 130 (3217): 673–688
- Díaz-Marta, Manuel; Mezquiriz, Maria Ángeles (1983), "Comentarios al estudio conjunto sobre la presa romana de Consuegra", Revista de obras públicas 131 (3223): 191–205
- Schnitter, Niklaus (1978), "Römische Talsperren", Antike Welt 8 (2): 25–32 (29)
See also
- List of Roman dams and reservoirs
- Roman architecture
- Roman engineering
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