Hassan II Dam explained
| Hassan II Dam |
| Location Map: | Morocco |
| Coordinates: | 32.7914°N -4.7681°W |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Location: | Midelt |
| Purpose: | Flood control, water supply, irrigation |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | February 2001 |
| Opening: | March 2005 |
| Dam Type: | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Dam Height: | 1220NaN0 |
| Dam Length: | 5770NaN0 |
| Dam Width Crest: | 70NaN0 |
| Dam Volume: | 6900000NaN0[1] |
| Dam Crosses: | Moulouya River |
| Res Capacity Total: | 4000000000NaN0 |
| Res Catchment: | 33000NaN0 |
| Res Surface: | 12.70NaN0 |
| Res Elevation: | 13700NaN0[2] |
The Hassan II Dam, also known as the Sidi Said Dam, is a gravity dam on the Moulouya River about 13km (08miles) 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Hassan II (Sidi Said) (search term). RCC Dam Database. Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. 10 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151108220724/http://www.rccdams.co.uk/database_results.php. 8 November 2015.
- Chahboune. M. Research of Bacterial Indicators of Faecal Contamination of Water of the Hassan II Dam. Larhyss Journal. 15 September 2013. 15. 125. 10 February 2014. 1112-3680. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222154316/http://www.univ-biskra.dz/lab/Larhyss/images/pdf/Journal15/10.chahboune_et_al-english.pdf.pdf. 22 February 2014.
- CHAHBOUNE . M., CHAHLAOUI A. and ZAID A. 8 January 2014 . CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE DE LA QUALITE BACTERIOLOGIQUE DES EAUX DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC) . Les Technologies de Laboratoire . CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WATER OF HASSAN II DAM (PROVINCE OF MIDELT, MOROCCO) . fr. IMIST. 8 . 34 . 153–161 . 7 February 2014.
- 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 . fr . June 2013. 14. 61–77 . 1112-3680 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070110085000/http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/86. 2007-01-10. dead. 7 February 2014 .
