Cornalvo Dam

Cornalvo Dam
Roman Cornalvo dam in Spain
Location	Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain
Coordinates	38°59′18″N 6°11′28″W / 38.98833°N 6.19111°W / 38.98833; -6.19111Coordinates: 38°59′18″N 6°11′28″W / 38.98833°N 6.19111°W / 38.98833; -6.19111
Opening date	1st–2nd century
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Albarregas (Guadiana basin)
Height	28.0
Length	194.0
Width (base)	26.0
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
Criteria	Cultural: (iii), (iv)
Reference	664-013
Inscription	1993 (17th Session)
Area	0.1881 ha (0.465 acres)

The Cornalvo Dam is a Roman gravity dam in Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The earth dam with stone cladding on the water face is still in use.^[1]

It is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.^[2]

See also[]

• List of Roman dams and reservoirs
• Roman architecture
• Roman engineering

Notes[]

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[]

• Aranda Gutiérrez, Fernando (2006), Las presas de abastecimiento en el marco de la ingeniería hidráulica romana. Los casos de Proserpina y Cornalbo (PDF)^{[permanent dead link]}
• Hodge, A. Trevor (1992), Roman Aqueducts & Water Supply, London: Duckworth, pp. 89f., ISBN 0-7156-2194-7
• Schnitter, Niklaus (1978), "Römische Talsperren", Antike Welt, 8 (2): 25–32 (29)
• Smith, Norman (1971), A History of Dams, London: Peter Davies, pp. 43f., ISBN 0-432-15090-0

External links[]

• Media related to Cornalvo Dam at Wikimedia Commons

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