General Information
| Completion: | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Gravity dam |
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| Function / usage: |
Irrigation & industrial water dam |
| Material: |
Concrete dam |
Location
| Location: |
Settat, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 32° 28' 31.97" N 7° 38' 15.03" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 82 m | |
| retained water volume | 2 760 000 m³ | |
| crest length | 390 m | |
| dam volume | 354 000 m³ |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Al Massira Dam is a gravity dam located 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Settat on the Oum Er-Rbia River in Settat Province, Morocco. Completed in 1979, the dam provides water for the irrigation of over 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres) of farmland in the Doukkala region. The dam's hydroelectric power plant also generates 221 gigawatt-hours (800 TJ) on average annually. The power station was commissioned in 1980. Just to the north of the dam is a rip rap saddle dam to support water elevation in the reservoir. The dam's reservoir and wetlands were designated as a Ramsar site in 2005.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Al Massira Dam" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1980): La construction du barrage Al Massira sur l'Oum Er R'Bia (Maroc). In: Travaux, n. 548 (October 1980), pp. 41-45.
- Maroc - Usine hydroélectrique Al Massira sur l'Oum er Rbia. In: Bulletin annuel AFPC ( 1978- 1979), pp. 391-395.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20009493 - Published on:
25/06/2003 - Last updated on:
27/03/2015
