Proserpina Dam facts for kids
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| Location | Mérida, Extremadura, Spain |
| Coordinates | 38°58′10″N 6°21′59″W / 38.969544°N 6.366433°W |
| Opening date | 1st–2nd century |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Las Pardillas (Guadiana basin) |
| Height | 12 m |
| Length | 427.8 m |
| Width (base) | 5.9 m |
| Official name: Proserpina Dam | |
| Type: | Cultural |
| Criteria: | iii, iv |
| Designated: | 1993 (17th session) |
| Part of: | Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida |
| Reference #: | 664-014 |
| Region: | Europe and North America |
| Official name: Pantano de Proserpina | |
| Type: | Non-movable |
| Criteria: | Monument |
| Designated: | 13 December 1912 |
| Reference #: | RI-51-0000114 |
The Proserpina Dam is a Roman gravity dam in Mérida, Extremadura, Spain, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. It was built as part of the infrastructure which supplied the city of Emerita Augusta with water.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Milagros aqueduct leading to the city fell into decay, but the earth dam with retaining wall is still in use.
Conservation
It is also part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
See also
In Spanish: Embalse de Proserpina para niños
- List of Roman dams and reservoirs
- Roman architecture
- Roman engineering
- List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Badajoz
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