| Rabigh Dam | |
| Location Map: | Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates: | 22.8215°N 39.3764°W |
| Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| Location: | Rabigh, Makkah Province |
| Purpose: | Flood control, municipal water, groundwater recharge |
| Construction Began: | 2003 |
| Owner: | Ministry of Water and Electricity |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Dam Crosses: | Wadi Rabigh |
| Dam Length: | 380m (1,250feet) |
| Dam Height Foundation: | 80.5m (264.1feet) |
| Dam Height Thalweg: | 59.5m (195.2feet) |
| Dam Width Crest: | 5m (16feet) |
| Dam Width Base: | 60m (200feet) |
| Dam Volume: | 585000m2 |
| Spillway Type: | Overflow, 12 openings |
| Spillway Capacity: | 7856m3/s |
| Res Capacity Total: | 220350000m2 |
| Res Catchment: | 3456km2 |
| Res Surface: | 13.58km2 |
The Rabigh Dam is a gravity dam on Wadi Rabigh about 35km (22miles) east of Rabigh in Makkah Province of western Saudi Arabia. The dam has many purposes to include flood control, municipal water supply and groundwater recharge. Water from the dam's reservoir is treated before being supplied to Rabigh. The dam was constructed between 2003 and 2008. It is owned and operated by the Ministry of Water and Electricity.[1] [2]