Djorf Torba Dam

Dam in Béchar, Algeria

Dam in Kenadsa District, Béchar Province

31°30′38″N 2°46′16″W / 31.51056°N 2.77111°W / 31.51056; -2.77111PurposeWater supplyStatusOperationalOpening date1968Dam and spillwaysImpoundsOued GuirHeight38 m (125 ft)Dam volume1,900,000 m³ (2,485,106 cu yd) (as of 2006)^[1]ReservoirTotal capacity350,000,000 m³ (457,782,717 cu yd)^[2]Active capacity190,000,000 m³ (248,510,618 cu yd) (as of 2006)^[1]

Djorf Torba Dam is a dam in Kenadsa District, Béchar Province, Algeria, crossing the Oued Guir about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the capital, Béchar.^[3]^[4] It is used for the purposes of irrigation and water supply.^[2] The area around the head of the dam features a number of notable ancient monuments.^[5] The dam has resulted in a significant reduction in the flow of Oued Guir and Oued Saoura in locations downstream of the dam.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Merzougui, Touhami. "L'eau dans l'oasis de Béni Abbés : un patrimoine essentiel (Vallée de la Saoura, Sud Ouest algérien)" (PDF). Nature Vivante. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b "African Dam Factsheet". UN FAO. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^ Lahlou, Abdelhadi (1996). "Environmental and socio-economic impacts of erosion and sedimentation in north Africa" (PDF). Erosion and Sediment Yield: Global and Regional Perspectives. International Association of Hydrological Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
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