| Hassan II Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hassan II Dam in Morocco | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Location | Midelt |
| Coordinates | 32°47′29″N 4°46′05″W / 32.7914°N 4.7681°W / 32.7914; -4.7681 |
| Purpose | Flood control, water supply, irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | February 2001 |
| Opening date | March 2005 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Moulouya River |
| Height | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Length | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Dam volume | 690,000 m (902,486 cu yd) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 400,000,000 m (324,285 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 3,300 km (1,274 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 12.7 km (5 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 1,370 m (4,495 ft) |
The Hassan II Dam, also known as the Sidi Said Dam, is a gravity dam on the Moulouya River about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Midelt in Midelt Province, Morocco. It has a maximum storage capacity of 400 million cubic meters. The dam is used for potable water, irrigation and the protection of downstream areas and dams against floods and siltation. Construction of the dam began in February 2001 and it was completed in March 2005.
References
- ^ "Hassan II (Sidi Said) (search term)". RCC Dam Database. Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- Chahboune, M (15 September 2013). "Research of Bacterial Indicators of Faecal Contamination of Water of the Hassan II Dam" (PDF). Larhyss Journal (15): 125. ISSN 1112-3680. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- CHAHBOUNE, M., CHAHLAOUI A. and ZAID A (8 January 2014). "CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE DE LA QUALITE BACTERIOLOGIQUE DES EAUX DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC)" [CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WATER OF HASSAN II DAM (PROVINCE OF MIDELT, MOROCCO)]. Les Technologies de Laboratoire (in French). 8 (34). IMIST: 153–161. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - CHAHBOUNE, M, CHAHLAOUI, A, ZAID, A and BEN MOUSSA, A (22 Dec 2013). "CONTRIBUTION A LA CARACTERISATION PHYSICOCHIMIQUE DES EAUX DU LAC RESERVOIR DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC)" [CONTRIBUTION TO THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE WATERS OF THE LAKE-RESERVOIR DAM HASSAN II (MIDELT PROVINCE, MOROCCO)]. Larhyss Journal (in French). 14 (published June 2013): 61–77. ISSN 1112-3680. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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