Muro Dam
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The Muro Dam was a Roman dam in Portugal. Located near the eastern municipality of Campo Maior, it is the largest surviving ancient dam in the country south of the Tagus river.[1]
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Muro Dam | |
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Location | Campo Maior, Portalegre District, Portugal |
Opening date | Roman period |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 4.6 m |
Length | 174 m |
Width (base) | 4.2 m |
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The 174 m long structure features three slight bends in its course. Its downstream side is supported by a series of thirteen small buttresses at intervals of 3–4 m. The central section, where the dam is highest and strongest, is further strengthened on its air-side by three vertical arches which go from buttress to buttress.[1]