Dimensions
height | 121 m | |
crest length | 493 m | |
crest thickness | 8 m | |
base thickness | 102 m |
Structure: |
Gravity dam |
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Function / usage: |
Fresh water dam Irrigation & industrial water dam |
Material: |
Roller-compacted concrete dam |
height | 121 m | |
crest length | 493 m | |
crest thickness | 8 m | |
base thickness | 102 m |
The Koudiat Acerdoune Dam is a gravity dam located 9.5 km (6 mi) southwest of Kadiria on the Isser River in Bouïra Province, Algeria. The dam was constructed between 2002 and 2008 with the roller-compacted concrete technique. It serves the purpose of providing water for industrial, irrigation and municipal uses. It retains a 640,000,000 m³ (518,856 acre⋅ft) capacity reservoir which supplies water for the irrigation of 20,000 ha (49,421 acres) of land along with providing the Algiers region with 178,000,000 m³ (144,307 acre⋅ft) of drinking water annually.
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