Sidi Salem Dam Explained

Sidi Salem Dam
Name Official:Barrage Sidi Salem
Location Map:Tunisia
Coordinates:36.5906°N 9.3969°W
Country:Tunisia
Location:Testour
Status:O
Construction Began:1977
Opening:1981
Dam Type:Embankment
Dam Height:73m (240feet)
Dam Length:345m (1,132feet)
Dam Width Crest:9.5m (31.2feet)
Dam Volume:4500000m2
Dam Crosses:Medjerda River
Spillway Capacity:4300m3/s
Res Capacity Total:650e6m3
Plant Hydraulic Head:75m (246feet) avg.
Plant Capacity:12MW

The Sidi Salem Dam is the largest embankment dam in Tunisia located northwest of Testour on the Medjerda River in Béja Governorate, Tunisia. Constructed between 1977 and 1981, the dams supplies water for irrigation and supports a power station.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sidi Salem . Hidrotehnika-Hidroenergetika . 22 August 2011.