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This is a list of dams and reservoirs in Spain by administrative division. Andalusia. Aragon Asturias. Balearic Islands. Basque Country. Canary Islands. Cantabria ...
The Alcantarilla Dam is a Roman gravity dam built to supply water to the Roman city of Toletum –present-day Toledo, Spain–, in the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis. It was built in the 2nd century BC on a tributary of the River Tagus. Currently in ruins, it is located in present-day Mazarambroz . [2]
Another key challenge is the unequal development associated with large-scale water infrastructure projects such as dams and canals . Such projects, while aimed at promoting economic growth, often actually reproduce social and economic inequalities by displacing rural communities and marginalizing indigenous populations. [19]
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The Guadalquivir (/ ˌ ɡ w ɑː d əl k ɪ ˈ v ɪər /, also UK: /-k w ɪ ˈ-/, US: /-k iː ˈ-, ˌ ɡ w ɑː d əl ˈ k w ɪ v ər /, [1] [2] [3] Spanish: [ɡwaðalkiˈβiɾ]) is the fifth-longest river in the Iberian Peninsula and the second-longest river with its entire length in Spain. The Guadalquivir is the only major navigable river in ...
The Edersee Dam in Hesse, Germany. A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability.
El Atazar Dam is an arch dam built near Madrid, Spain on the Lozoya River, very close to where the Lozoya joins the Jarama. The curved design of the dam is optimum for the narrow gorge in which it was built to retain water in the reservoir. Arch dams are thin and require less material to construct than other dam types. [1]
A canal can be created where no stream presently exists. Either the body of the canal is dug or the sides of the canal are created by making dykes or levees by piling dirt, stone, concrete or other building materials. The finished shape of the canal as seen in cross section is known as the canal prism. [1]