Cornalvo Dam

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; -6.19111 (Cornalvo Dam)Coordinates: 38°59′18″N 6°11′28″W / 38.98833°N 6.19111°W / 38.98833; -6.19111 (Cornalvo Dam)
Opening date 1st–2nd c.
Dam and spillways
Height 28.0
Length 194.0
Base width 26.0
Impounds Albarregas (Guadiana basin)

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]


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