Consuegra Dam
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| name = Consuegra Dam
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| name_official = Presa Romana de Consuegra
| dam_crosses = Amarguillo (Guadiana basin)
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| location = Toledo province, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
| dam_length = >632.0 m
| dam_height = 4.8 m
| dam_width_base = 2.6 m
| construction_began =
| opening = 3rd or 4th century
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| coordinates = {{coord|39|25|46.4|N|3|39|17.5|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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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.{{harnvb|Arenillas|Castillo|2003}}
It is on the River Amarguillo upstream from Consuegra.
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.{{harnvb|Spann|2016}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.abc.es/espana/castilla-la-mancha/toledo/pueblos/abci-tras-huellas-circo-romano-consuegra-201712271955_noticia.html |title=Tras las huellas del circo romano de Consuegra |date=2018 |work=ABC |language=Spanish}}
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.
Conservation
The structure is protected by the heritage listing Bien de Interés Cultural.
See also
Notes
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References
- {{Citation
| last1 = Arenillas
| first1 = Miguel
| last2 = Castillo
| first2 = Juan C.
| title = Dams from the Roman Era in Spain. Analysis of Design Forms (with Appendix)
| journal = 1st International Congress on Construction History [20th–24th January]
| publication-place = Madrid
| year = 2003
| url = http://www.traianvs.net/textos/presas_in.htm#_ednref4
| accessdate = 29 December 2018
| via = TRAIANVS
}}
- {{Citation
| last1 = Spann
| first1 = P
| title = Places: 265876 (Consabura/Consabrum)
| journal =
| publication-place =
| year = 2016
| url = https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/265876
| accessdate = 1 July 2019
| via = Pleiades
}}
Further reading
- {{Citation
| last1 = García-Diego
| first1 = José A.
| last2 = Díaz-Marta
| first2 = Manuel
| last3 = Smith
| first3 = Norman
| title = Nuevo estudio sobre la presa romana de Consuegra
| journal = Revista de obras públicas
| volume = 127
| issue = 3181
| pages = 487–505
| year = 1980
| url = http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1980/1980_junio_3181_02.pdf
| access-date = 23 October 2009
| archive-date = 20 July 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720134411/http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1980/1980_junio_3181_02.pdf
| url-status = dead
}}
- {{Citation
| last1 = García-Diego
| first1 = José A.
| last2 = Fernández Casado
| first2 = Carlos
| title = Estudio conjunto sobre la presa romana de Consuegra (I)
| journal = Revista de obras públicas
| volume = 130
| issue = 3215
| pages = 491–502
| year = 1983
| url = http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1983/1983_julio_3215_01.pdf
| access-date = 23 October 2009
| archive-date = 20 July 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720135749/http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1983/1983_julio_3215_01.pdf
| url-status = dead
}}
- {{Citation
| last1 = García-Diego
| first1 = José A.
| last2 = Fernández Casado
| first2 = Carlos
| title = Estudio conjunto sobre la presa romana de Consuegra (II)
| journal = Revista de obras públicas
| volume = 130
| issue = 3216
| pages = 585–599
| year = 1983
| url = http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1983/1983_agosto_3216_02.pdf
| access-date = 23 October 2009
| archive-date = 20 July 2011
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720135856/http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1983/1983_agosto_3216_02.pdf
| url-status = dead
}}
- {{Citation
| last1 = García-Diego
| first1 = José A.
| last2 = Fernández Casado
| first2 = Carlos
| title = Estudio conjunto sobre la presa romana de Consuegra (III)
| journal = Revista de obras públicas
| volume = 130
| issue = 3217
| pages = 673–688
| year = 1983
| url = http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1983/1983_septiembre_3217_04.pdf
| access-date = 23 October 2009
| archive-date = 2 June 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100602114643/http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1983/1983_septiembre_3217_04.pdf
| url-status = dead
}}
- {{Citation
| last1 = Díaz-Marta
| first1 = Manuel
| last2 = Mezquiriz
| first2 = Maria Ángeles
| title = Comentarios al estudio conjunto sobre la presa romana de Consuegra
| journal = Revista de obras públicas
| volume = 131
| issue = 3223
| pages = 191–205
| year = 1983
| url = http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1984/1984_marzo_3223_05.pdf
| access-date = 23 October 2009
| archive-date = 2 June 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100602114802/http://ropdigital.ciccp.es/pdf/publico/1984/1984_marzo_3223_05.pdf
| url-status = dead
}}
- {{Citation
| last = Schnitter
| first = Niklaus
| title = Römische Talsperren
| journal = Antike Welt
| volume = 8
| issue = 2
| pages = 25–32 (29)
| year = 1978
}}
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Category:Ancient Roman buildings and structures in the province of Toledo
Category:Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Toledo
Category:Buttress dams in Spain
Category:Water supply and sanitation in Castilla-La Mancha
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