Proserpina Dam
| Proserpina Dam | |
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| Location | Badajoz (province), Extremadura, Spain |
| Opening date | 1st–2nd century |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Las Pardillas (Guadiana basin) |
| Height | 12 m |
| Length | 427.8 m |
| Width (base) | 5.9 m |
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Native name Spanish: Pantano de Proserpina | |
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| Location | Mérida, Spain |
| Coordinates | 38°58′10″N 6°21′59″W / 38.969544°N 6.366433°WCoordinates: 38°58′10″N 6°21′59″W / 38.969544°N 6.366433°W |
| Official name: Pantano de Proserpina | |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 1912[1] |
| Reference no. | RI-51-0000114 |
  Location of Proserpina Dam in Spain | |
The Proserpina Dam is a Roman gravity dam in Badajoz (province), Extremadura, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. It was built as part of the infrastructure which supplied the city of Emerita Augusta with water.
After the fall of the Roman Empire the aqueduct leading to the city fell into decay, but the earth dam with retaining wall is still in use.[2]
It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1912.[1]
It is also part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.[3]
See also
- List of Roman dams and reservoirs
- Roman architecture
- Roman engineering
- List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Badajoz
Notes
References
- Arenillas Parra, 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)
- Arenillas Parra, Miguel; Díaz-Guerra Jaén, Carmen; Cortés Gimeno, Rafael (2002), La presa romana de Proserpina
- Hodge, A. Trevor (1992), Roman Aqueducts & Water Supply, London: Duckworth, pp. 87–89, ISBN 0-7156-2194-7
- Schnitter, Niklaus (1978), "Römische Talsperren", Antike Welt 8 (2): 25–32 (28f.)
- Smith, Norman (1971), A History of Dams, London: Peter Davies, pp. 44–47, ISBN 0-432-15090-0
External links
Media related to Proserpina Dam at Wikimedia Commons
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