Wadi Kaam Dam Explained

Wadi Kaam Dam
Location Map:Libya
Coordinates:32.4094°N 14.3408°W
Country:Libya
Location:Zliten
Status:O
Opening:1979
Dam Height:500NaN0
Dam Crosses:Wadi Kaam
Res Capacity Total:111000000m2[1]
Res Surface:130NaN0

The Wadi Kaam Dam is an embankment dam located on Wadi Kaam, 220NaN0 west of Zliten in Misrata District, Libya. Completed in 1979, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation.[2]

The dam was designed and built by Energoprojekt Hidroinženjering, a subsidiary of the Yugoslavian engineering company Energoprojekt, under the supervision of Chief Engineer Stojan J. Čanović.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Water profile of Libya. Encyclopedia of Earth. 20 August 2011.
  2. Web site: African Dam Factsheet. UN FAO. 27 August 2011.