Map of the area
Aguas Livres
The Carenque dam
Overview
Dam in detail
Dam in detail
Cross-section of the specus
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This aqueduct may have served the city of Lisbon or a local roman villa. Some 10 km from
the city center, on the road from Ceneças to Belas or Quelez, the aqueduct starts with a roman
build brick dam in the Carenque River. The dam still has a length of 15,5 m, was 7 m wide and 8 m
high. The capacity of the dam was 125.000 m3. Its channel can be followed over some 1300 m
but its course is then lost.
In the 16th century a 'new' elaborate aqueduct system started in the same area with clear lines
into the city center. The most visible part is the 'Aguas Livres' aqueduct bridge in the central-
west part of the town. Unfortunately some structures of this 'new' aqueduct partly ruined the
classical roman dam, see illustrations.
| Item | Info |
|---|---|
| Length | 10 km? (1300 m known) |
| Cross-section | 0,40 x 0,35 m |
| Volume | 6.400 m3/day |
| Gradient | % |
| Period | 3 C AD? |
| Features |
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| Recommended literature : | J.C.G. Viegas and A.G.B. Gonzalez: Aqueduto romano da Amadora (1996) |
| Recommended website : | Amadora aqueduct |
| How to visit : | See above |
| HOME | More literature on more aqueducts | Last modified: March 25, 2005 - Wilke D. Schram (wilke@cs.uu.nl) |
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Map of the area |
Aguas Livres |
The Carenque dam |
Overview |
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Dam in detail |
Dam in detail |
Cross-section of the specus |