The Esparragalejo Dam was a Roman multiple arch buttress dam at Esparragalejo, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Dating to the 1st century AD, it is the earliest known multiple arch dam.[1]
| Esparragalejo Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain |
| Coordinates | 38°56′55.5″N 6°26′18″W / 38.948750°N 6.43833°W |
| Opening date | 1st century |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Albucia (Guadiana basin) |
| Height | 5.6 m |
| Length | 320.0 m |
| Width (base) | 2.2 m |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Schnitter 1978, p. 29; Schnitter 1987, pp. 60, table 1, 62; James & Chanson 2002; Arenillas & Castillo 2003
References
edit- 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, retrieved 29 December 2018 – via TRAIANVS
- James, Patrick; Chanson, Hubert (2002), "Historical Development of Arch Dams. From Roman Arch Dams to Modern Concrete Designs", Australian Civil Engineering Transactions, CE43: 39–56
- Schnitter, Niklaus (1978), "Römische Talsperren", Antike Welt, 8 (2): 25–32
- Schnitter, Niklaus (1987), "Die Entwicklungsgeschichte der Pfeilerstaumauer", in Garbrecht, Günther (ed.), Historische Talsperren, Stuttgart: Verlag Konrad Wittwer, pp. 57–74, ISBN 3-87919-145-X
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