Tibi Dam
| Tibi Dam | |
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| Official name | Presa Tibi |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 38°30′2.35″N 0°33′28.35″W / 38.5006528°N 0.5578750°WCoordinates: 38°30′2.35″N 0°33′28.35″W / 38.5006528°N 0.5578750°W |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1579 |
| Opening date | 1594 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Masonry |
| Height | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | 4,300,000,000 m3 (3,500,000 acre·ft) |
The Tibi Dam, also known as the Alacantí Dam, (in Spanish embalse de Tibi) is a masonry dam on Monegre River about 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Alacantí in Valencian Community, Spain. It is one of the oldest non-Roman dams in Europe. It was constructed between 1579 and 1594 with the purpose of using its reservoir to help irrigate areas around Alacantí. A spillway was constructed on the right side of the dam in 1697 after it partially failed due to flooding.[1]
References
- ↑ Wegmann, Edward (1918). The Design and Construction of Dams. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,. pp. 54–55.