Mahardah Dam Explained

Mahardah Dam
Location Map:Syria
Coordinates:35.2684°N 36.577°W
Country:Syria
Location:Mahardah, Hama Governorate
Purpose:Irrigation
Status:O
Opening:1960
Dam Height:41m (135feet)
Dam Crosses:Orontes River
Res Capacity Total:67000000m2
Res Surface:4.5km2

The Mahardah Dam, also spelled Mhardeh Dam, is an embankment dam on the Orontes River in the city of Mahardah, Hama Governorate, Syria. It was completed in 1960 with the primary purpose of irrigation.[1] It was constructed by the Bulgarian firm Hydrostroy along with the al-Rastan Dam, which is upstream and also on the Orontes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Middle East Dams. UN FAO (via Aquasat). 9 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Hydrostroy. Velgraf. 9 August 2013.