Consuegra Dam

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Consuegra Dam
Official namePresa Romana de Consuegra
Location Toledo province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Coordinates 39°25′46.4″N3°39′17.5″W / 39.429556°N 3.654861°W / 39.429556; -3.654861
Opening date3rd or 4th century
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsAmarguillo (Guadiana basin)
Height4.8 m
Length>632.0 m
Width (base)2.6 m

The Consuegra Dam is a ruined Roman buttress dam in Toledo province, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. The dam dates to the 3rd or 4th century AD. [1] It is on the River Amarguillo upstream from Consuegra.

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Although less than 5 metres high, the dam was remarkably long, over 600 metres. The reservoir seems to have had a dual function of supplying water to Consuegra and irrigating farmland. The settlement dates back to pre-Roman times and was important enough in Roman times to have a circus. [2] [3]

The river Amarguillo has an irregular flow and in 1891 a flood badly damaged the town of Consuegra. The dam may also have suffered damage at this time.

The aftermath of a flood of the river Amarguillo 1891-09-22, La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, La catastrofe de Consuegra, Puente de la calle de Urda y orillas del Amarguillo, despues de la avenida del 11 del actual, Caldevilla, Rico.jpg
The aftermath of a flood of the river Amarguillo

Conservation

The structure is protected by the heritage listing Bien de Interés Cultural .

See also

Notes

  1. Arenillas & Castillo 2003
  2. Spann 2016
  3. "Tras las huellas del circo romano de Consuegra". ABC (in Spanish). 2018.

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