dam on the Vega de Belén River, in Albacete province, Castile-La Mancha autonomous community, Spain. It is said to be the oldest masonry gravity dam still in use. Probably built in the 16th century, the slender structure has cut-stone facing and a rubble masonry interior. It is 82 feet (25 m) high, 295 feet (90 m) long, and 7,500 cubic yards (5,700 cubic m) in volume and has a reservoir capacity of 1,300 acre-feet (1,600,000 cubic m).