Djorf Torba Dam | |
Name Official: | Barrage Djorf-Torba |
Image Alt: | Djorf Torba Dam |
Location Map: | Algeria |
Coordinates: | 31.5106°N -2.7711°W |
Country: | Algeria |
Location: | Kenadsa District, Béchar Province |
Status: | O |
Purpose: | Water supply |
Opening: | 1968 |
Dam Height: | 380NaN0 |
Dam Volume: | 19000000NaN0 (as of 2006)[1] |
Dam Crosses: | Oued Guir |
Res Capacity Total: | 3500000000NaN0 |
Res Capacity Active: | 1900000000NaN0 (as of 2006) |
Djorf Torba Dam is a dam in Kenadsa District, Béchar Province, Algeria, crossing the Oued Guir about 50km (30miles) west of the capital, Béchar.[2] [3] It is used for the purposes of irrigation and water supply.[4] The area around the head of the dam features a number of notable ancient monuments.[5] The dam has resulted in a significant reduction in the flow of Oued Guir and Oued Saoura in locations downstream of the dam.[1]