Mohamed V Dam Explained

Mohamed V Dam
Name Official:Barrage Mohamed V
Location Map:Morocco
Coordinates:34.6631°N -2.9383°W
Country:Morocco
Location:Zaio
Status:O
Opening:1967
Dam Type:Arch-gravity
Dam Height:64m (210feet)
Dam Length:280m (920feet)
Dam Volume:250000m2
Dam Crosses:Moulouya River
Res Capacity Total:730e6m3
Res Capacity Active:690e6m3
Res Catchment:49920km2[1]
Plant Hydraulic Head:48m (157feet)
Plant Commission:1967
Plant Turbines:1 x 23MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:23 MW[2]

The Mohamed V Dam is an arch-gravity dam located 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 70000ha 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.[3] The dam's reservoir and wetlands were designated as a Ramsar site in 2005.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: D.E. Walling . Jointly organized by the Department of Geography, University of Exeter. Erosion and sediment yield : global and regional perspectives; proceedings of an international symposium held at Exeter, UK, from 15 to 19 July 1996. 1996. IAHS Press. Wallingford. 0-947571-89-2. 493.
  2. Web site: Mohamed V Hydroelectric Power Project Morocco. Global Energy Observatory. 23 August 2011.
  3. Web site: Mohamed V . Secretariat D'etat Charge de L'eau et de L'environnement . 22 August 2011 . French . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009183108/http://www.water.gov.ma/index.cfm?gen=true&ID=80&ID_PAGE=217 . 9 October 2011 . dead .
  4. Web site: Morocco names 20 varied new Ramsar sites. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands . 23 August 2011. 26 June 2005.