Wadi Mejenin Dam Explained

Wadi Mejenin Dam
Location Map:Libya
Coordinates:32.2942°N 13.2475°W
Country:Libya
Location:Tripoli
Status:O
Opening:1972
Dam Height:420NaN0
Dam Crosses:Wadi Mejenin
Res Capacity Total:58000000m2[1]
Res Surface:60NaN0

The Wadi Mejenin Dam is an embankment dam located on Wadi Mejenin, 640NaN0 south of Tripoli in the Jabal al Gharbi District of Libya. Completed in 1972, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and flood control.[2]

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.