Tibi Dam
Appearance
Tibi Dam | |
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Official name | Presa Tibi |
Country | Spain |
Coordinates | 38°30′2.35″N 0°33′28.35″W / 38.5006528°N 0.5578750°W |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1579 |
Opening date | 1594 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Masonry |
Height | 65 m (213 ft) |
Height (thalweg) | 42 m (138 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 3,690,776 m3 (2,992.161 acre⋅ft)[1] |
The Tibi Dam (in Spanish embalse de Tibi) is a masonry dam on Monegre River about 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Tibi in Valencian Community, Spain. It is one of the oldest non-Roman dams in Europe. It was constructed between 1579 and 1594 with the purpose of using its reservoir to help irrigate areas around Tibi. A spillway was constructed on the right side of the dam in 1697 after it partially failed due to flooding.[2]
References
- ^ Wegmann, Edward (1918). The Design and Construction of Dams. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. pp. 54–55.
- ^ Wegmann, Edward (1918). The Design and Construction of Dams. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. pp. 54–55.