Hassan II Dam
| Hassan II Dam | |
|---|---|
 Dam and reservoir it created | |
  Location of Hassan II Dam in Morocco | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Location | Midelt |
| Coordinates | 32°47′29.90″N 04°46′06.15″W / 32.7916389°N 4.7683750°WCoordinates: 32°47′29.90″N 04°46′06.15″W / 32.7916389°N 4.7683750°W |
| Purpose | Flood control, water supply, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | February 2001 |
| Opening date | March 2005 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Moulouya River |
| Height | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Length | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Dam volume | 690,000 m3 (902,486 cu yd)[1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 400,000,000 m3 (324,285 acre·ft) |
| Catchment area | 3,300 km2 (1,274 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 12.7 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 1,370 m (4,495 ft)[2] |
The Hassan II Dam, also known as the Sidi Said Dam, is a gravity dam on the Moulouya River about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Midelt in Midelt Province, Morocco. It has a maximum storage capacity of 400 million cubic meters.[3] The dam is used for potable water, irrigation and the protection of downstream areas and dams against floods and siltation.[4] Construction of the dam began in February 2001 and it was completed in March 2005.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Hassan II (Sidi Said) (search term)". RCC Dam Database. Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ Chahboune, M (15 September 2013). "Research of Bacterial Indicators of Faecal Contamination of Water of the Hassan II Dam" (PDF). Larhyss Journal (15): 125. ISSN 1112-3680. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ CHAHBOUNE, M., CHAHLAOUI A. and ZAID A (8 jan. 2014.). "CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE DE LA QUALITE BACTERIOLOGIQUE DES EAUX DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC)" [CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WATER OF HASSAN II DAM (PROVINCE OF MIDELT, MOROCCO)]. LES TECHNOLOGIES DE LABORATOIRE (in French). IMIST. 8 (34): 153–161. Retrieved 7 February 2014. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ CHAHBOUNE, M, CHAHLAOUI, A, ZAID, A and BEN MOUSSA, A (22 Dec 2013). "CONTRIBUTION A LA CARACTERISATION PHYSICOCHIMIQUE DES EAUX DU LAC RESERVOIR DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC)" [CONTRIBUTION TO THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE WATERS OF THE LAKE-RESERVOIR DAM HASSAN II (MIDELT PROVINCE, MOROCCO)]. Larhyss Journal (in French) (published June 2013). 14: 61–77. ISSN 1112-3680. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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