Al Massira Dam

Al Massira Dam
Location of Al Massira Dam in Morocco
Official name Barrage Al Massira
Country Morocco
Location Settat
Coordinates 32°28′31″N 07°38′15″W / 32.47528°N 7.63750°W / 32.47528; -7.63750Coordinates: 32°28′31″N 07°38′15″W / 32.47528°N 7.63750°W / 32.47528; -7.63750
Status Operational
Opening date 1979
Owner(s) Office National de L'Electricite (ONE)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Oum Er-Rbia River
Height 82 m (269 ft)
Length 390 m (1,280 ft)
Dam volume 354,000 m3 (12,500,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 2,760×10^6 m3 (2,240,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area 28,500 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Surface area 14 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date 1980
Turbines 2 x 64 MW (86,000 hp) Francis-type
Installed capacity 128 MW (172,000 hp)[1]
Annual generation 221 GWh (800 TJ)

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.[2] The dam's reservoir and wetlands were designated as a Ramsar site in 2005.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Al Massira Hydroelectric Power Project Morocco". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  2. "Al Massira" (in French). Secretariat D'etat Charge de L'eau et de L'environnement. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  3. "Morocco names 20 varied new Ramsar sites". The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 26 June 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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