Açude Engenheiro Arcoverde, Reservoir in Brazil

Açude Engenheiro Arcoverde is a reservoir in Condado, Paraíba, formed by a dam built by DNOCS between 1932 and 1936. Its drainage basin covers 124 km² and feeds an average water surface of 4.41 km². The dam is crossed by the BR-230 highway, with Rua das Residências on one side and the town center on the other.

Construction began in 1932 and finished in 1936 as part of efforts to control frequent droughts affecting the region. The project became an important step for the town's development and local farming in an area facing ongoing water scarcity.

The reservoir's official name honours the engineer Arcoverde, but locals know it as Açude de Condado after the municipality it serves. Its water supplies both Condado and Malta, and feeds the 240-hectare Perímetro Irrigado Federal Engenheiro Arcoverde, so irrigated farming around the shore is part of daily life.

The dam wall is crossed by the BR-230 highway, with Rua das Residências on one side and the centre of Condado on the other, so the reservoir is seen from the road rather than through a dedicated entrance. The drainage basin covers 124 km² and the water surface averages 4.41 km². The climate is savanna-type, around 27 °C on average.

The BR-230 highway runs across the top of the dam, not through it: one side of the road faces Rua das Residências and the other the centre of Condado. The reservoir's catchment covers 124 km² of intermittent streams, and its water is piped to Condado and Malta, 18,000 m³ a month each.