General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
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| Material: |
Masonry dam |
Location
| Location: |
Galapagar, Madrid, Spain |
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| Impounded: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 33' 4.65" N 3° 56' 43.31" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 53 m |
Materials
| dam structure |
stone
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Chronology
| 7 November 1785 | The project is approved. |
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| 25 November 1785 | After Carlos Lemaur commits suicide, his sons Carlos and Manuel continue the project and works. |
| 14 May 1799 | A severe storm causes a partial collapse in the central part of the dam. Construction is not resumed afterwards. |
Participants
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (1995): Carlos Lemaur y el canal de Guadarrama. Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Demarcación Madrid., Madrid (Spain), pp. 284.
- : Carlos Lemaur, un ingeniero excepcional en la ilustración. In: CIMBRA, no. 50.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20010683 - Published on:
21/11/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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