General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Gravity dam Earthfill dam |
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Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant Flood-control dam |
Material: |
Concrete dam |
Location
Location: |
Jebel Aulia, Sudan |
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Impounds: |
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Coordinates: | 15° 14' 17" N 32° 29' 17.99" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
crest length | 4 395 m | |
lock chamber | width | 17 m |
length | 67 m |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Jebal Aulia Dam is a dam on the White Nile near Khartoum, Sudan. Its construction began 1933 and was completed in 1937. When completed it was the largest dam in the World.
The dam was built by Gibson and Pauling (Foreign) Ltd, which was a partnership between the British civil engineering company Pauling & Co. and the civil engineer John Watson Gibson.
In 2003 a hydroelectricity project with a 30-megawatt (40,000 hp) maximum capacity was completed on the dam. This increased the structure's strategic value, so it is now continually guarded by the Sudanese Army.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Jebel Aulia Dam" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The Gebel Aulia Dam. In: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 16, n. 7 (June 1941), pp. 326-350. (1941):
- Model Experiments on the Gebel Aulia Dam. In: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 16, n. 7 (June 1941), pp. 351-353. (1941):
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20076467 - Published on:
01/01/2019 - Last updated on:
01/01/2019