Iturranduz Dam

Iturranduz Dam
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Also known as: diga di Iturranduz, Iturranduz-Staudamm, Iturranduz-Staumauer, Iturranduz urtegia, presa de Iturranduz, presa romana de Iturranduz, Staudamm von Iturranduz, Staumauer Iturranduz

A Roman buttress dam complex in Navarra, Spain, consisting of two dams dating to the 2nd and 3rd-4th centuries AD respectively [1]. The structure featured a notably thin 0.9 m dam wall reinforced by buttresses, though this proved insufficient to prevent its eventual failure [2] [3].

TypeReservoir/aqueduct/canal
Period1 - 500 AD
CountrySpain
Coordinates42.6088° N, 1.8955° W

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