The Puy Foradado Dam was a Roman arch-gravity dam in Zaragoza province, Aragon, Spain, dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.[1]

Puy Foradado Dam
LocationZaragoza province, Aragon, Spain
Coordinates42°17′08″N 1°12′38″W / 42.28556°N 1.21056°W / 42.28556; -1.21056
Opening date2nd or 3rd century
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsRiguel River (Ebro basin)
Height2.0 m
Length56.0 m
Width (base)1.0 m

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  • Arenillas, Miguel; Castillo, Juan C. (2003), "Dams from the Roman Era in Spain. Analysis of Design Forms (with Appendix)", 1st International Congress on Construction History [20th–24th January], Madrid, retrieved 29 December 2018 – via TRAIANVS