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This is a list of dams and reservoirs in Spain by administrative division. Andalusia Aragon. Asturias ... Add languages ...
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]
The Ricobayo Dam (in Spanish: presa de Ricobayo or salto de Ricobayo) is a hydroelectric engineering work built on the lower course of the Esla river. It is located less than 1 km from Ricobayo de Alba , in the province of Zamora , Castilla y León , Spain .
Bolarque Dam (Spanish: Presa de Bolarque) is a concrete gravity dam on the Tagus in Spain, where the river forms the border between the provinces of Cuenca and Guadalajara. About 6 km downstream from the dam is the José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station. Work on the dam began in 1907. In 1908 more than 1300 workers were employed at the ...
Basin Reservoir Type Height (m) Length along the top (m) Drainage basin (km²) Reservoir surface (ha) Volume (hm³) Ter: Pantà de Sau: Gravity: 83: 260: 1522
Its foundations are located at an altitude of 856.5 metres (2,810 ft) and the highest point of the dam is at 896.5 m (2,941 ft), with a total length of 1,355 m (4,446 ft). Belonging to the Canal de Isabel II public company, it regulates the flow of the Manzanares river and an important part of the water supply to the city of Madrid and its ...
Almansa Dam is a dam located in Albacete, on the Vega de Belén River. It is purported to be the world's oldest Masonry gravity dam still in use and the tenth-oldest dam still in existence. [ 1 ] Estimated to have been built in the 16th century by Muslim rulers of spain, [ 2 ] or in the 14th century, [ 1 ] [ 3 ] the dam sits 82 feet high, 295 ...
The dam is more than half a kilometre wide and, at a height of 202 metres, one of Spain's tallest structures. The dam supplies the Villarino Power Station with water via a tunnel for hydroelectric power generation. It is located underground about 14 km (8.7 mi) west of the dam.