Roman dam of Belas
Coordinates: 38°47′36″N 9°14′40″W / 38.793225°N 9.244503°W
The Roman dam of Belas
The Roman dam of Belas (3rd century AD) was believed to have served the city of Olisipo or a local Roman villa (Roman villa of Quinta da Bolacha).[1]
Some 10 km from the city center, the aqueduct starts with a Roman-built brick dam in the Carenque river.
The dam is still visible today (length of 15,5m, 7 m wide and 8 m high). The capacity of the dam was 125.000 m3. Its channel can be followed over some 1,300m but then its course is lost due to the more modern Águas Livres Aqueduct that was built over the old structures.
See also
References
- ↑ "Lisboa (Portugal)". Romanaqueducts.info. 2005-03-25. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
Further reading
- D. Fernando de Almeida: "Sobre a barragem romana de Olisipo e seu aqueducto", O Arqueólogo Português, Vol. 3 (1969), pp. 179–189
External links
- Portugalromano.com: Barragem Romana de Belas (Portuguese)
- Barrages romains du Portugal (no. 25) (French)
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