Mohamed V Dam

Dam in Oujda-Angad, Morocco

Dam in Zaio

34°39′47″N 02°56′18″W / 34.66306°N 2.93833°W / 34.66306; -2.93833StatusOperationalOpening date1967Dam and spillwaysType of damArch-gravityImpoundsMoulouya RiverHeight64 m (210 ft)Length280 m (920 ft)Dam volume250,000 m³ (8,800,000 cu ft)ReservoirTotal capacity730×10^⁶ m³ (590,000 acre⋅ft)Active capacity690×10^⁶ m³ (560,000 acre⋅ft)Catchment area49,920 km² (19,270 sq mi)^[1]Power StationCommission date1967Hydraulic head48 m (157 ft)Turbines1 x 23 MW (31,000 hp) Francis-typeInstalled capacity23 MW^[2]

Ramsar Wetland

Official nameBarrage Mohammed VDesignated15 January 2005Reference no.1472^[3]

The Mohamed V Dam is an arch-gravity dam located 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Zaio on the Moulouya River in Oujda-Angad Province, Morocco. The primary purpose of the dam is supplying water for the irrigation of 70,000 hectares (170,000 acres) downstream. Water is also used for hydroelectric power production and water supply to the city of Nador. The dam is named after Mohammed V of Morocco.^[4] The dam's reservoir and wetlands were designated as a Ramsar site in 2005.^[5]

References

^ D.E. Walling, ed. (1996). Erosion and sediment yield : global and regional perspectives; proceedings of an international symposium held at Exeter, UK, from 15 to 19 July 1996. Jointly organized by the Department of Geography, University of Exeter. Wallingford: IAHS Press. p. 493. ISBN 0-947571-89-2.
^ "Mohamed V Hydroelectric Power Project Morocco". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
^ "Barrage Mohammed V". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Mohamed V" (in French). Secretariat D'etat Charge de L'eau et de L'environnement. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "Morocco names 20 varied new Ramsar sites". The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 26 June 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2011.