Tibi Dam
16th-century dam in Valencia, Spain
Dam
38°30′2.35″N 0°33′28.35″W / 38.5006528°N 0.5578750°W / 38.5006528; -0.5578750The Tibi Dam (in Spanish embalse de Tibi) is a masonry dam on Monegre River about 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Tibi in Valencian Community, Spain. It is one of the oldest non-Roman dams in Europe. It was constructed between 1579 and 1594 with the purpose of using its reservoir to help irrigate areas around Tibi. A spillway was constructed on the right side of the dam in 1697 after it partially failed due to flooding.[2]
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