Al Wahda Dam (Morocco)

Al Wahda Dam
Al Wahda Dam
	The dam (on the left) and reservoir as seen from space
	Location of Al Wahda Dam in Morocco
Official name	Barrage Al Wahda
Location	M´Jaara, Ouezzane Province, Morocco
Coordinates	34°35′54″N 5°11′51″W / 34.59833°N 5.19750°W
Construction began	1991
Opening date	1997
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Ouergha River
Height	88 m (289 ft)
Length	2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Dam volume	28×106 m3 (990×106 cu ft)
Spillway type	Service, controlled chute
Spillway capacity	13,000 m3/s (460,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Al Wahda Reservoir
Total capacity	3,800×106 m3 (3,100,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	6,200 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
Surface area	123 km2 (47 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date	1997-1998
Turbines	3 x 80 MW (110,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity	240 MW (320,000 hp)
Annual generation	400 GWh (1,400 TJ)

Al Wahda Dam, formerly known as M'Jaara Dam, is an embankment dam on the Ouergha River near M´Jaara in Ouezzane Province, Morocco. It was constructed for flood control, irrigation, water supply and hydroelectric power production. It is the second largest dam in Africa and the largest in Morocco.^[1] It was described by Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) as "the second most important dam in Africa after the High Aswan dam."^[2]

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^ R. Arthurton; M. Le Tissier; M. Snoussi; J. Kitheka; Y. Shaghude; A. Kane; G. Flöser; H. Kremer (2008). "Global Change Assessment and Synthesis of River Catchment - Coastal Sea Interactions and Human Dimensions in Africa" (PDF). LOICZ. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2010.