Ain Zada Dam

Dam in Khelil, Algeria
Dam in Khelil
36°10′28″N 05°08′58″E / 36.17444°N 5.14944°E / 36.17444; 5.14944StatusOperationalConstruction began1982Opening date1986Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankmentImpoundsBouselam RiverHeight50 m (164 ft)Length700 m (2,297 ft)Width (crest)8 m (26 ft)Width (base)260 m (853 ft)Dam volume2,607,000 m3 (3,409,827 cu yd)Spillway capacity4,370 m3/s (154,325 cu ft/s)ReservoirTotal capacity125,000,000 m3 (101,339 acre⋅ft)Surface area12 km2 (5 sq mi)

The Ain Zada Dam is an embankment dam located 10 km (6 mi) east of Khelil on the Bou-Sellam River in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria. Constructed between 1982 and 1986, the primary purpose of the dam is supplying drinking and irrigation water to Sétif, located 24 km (15 mi) to the west.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Ain Zada". Hidrotehnika-Hidroenergetika. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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