- Built in c. 27 BCE, the Glanum Dam was the earliest known Roman Dam built in Gaul. It was an arched Dam.
- It was located in Glanum Roman town next to Saint-Remy-de-Provence in the Provence-Alpes-Cotes d’Azur Region of southeastern France.
Description
- It consisted of two stone 3 ft 4″ (1.02m) wide walls, built in a curve, with a 4ft 9″ (1.2m) gap between, thought to have been filled with rubble.
- The Dam was 20 ft high (6m) and 11 ft (3.5m) thick.
- The Dam blocked a gorge with steep sides. The water was carried via an aqueduct to Glanum, for its Fountains and Public Baths.
- Today, a modern Dam has been built on the identical site, destroying the old Roman Dam.
Glanum Dam, St. Remy-de-Provence