Djorf Torba Dam

Djorf Torba Dam
Djorf Torba Dam
Location of Djorf Torba Dam in Algeria
Official name Barrage Djorf-Torba
Country Algeria
Location Kenadsa District, Béchar Province
Coordinates 31°30′38″N 2°46′16″W / 31.51056°N 2.77111°W / 31.51056; -2.77111Coordinates: 31°30′38″N 2°46′16″W / 31.51056°N 2.77111°W / 31.51056; -2.77111
Purpose Water supply
Status Operational
Opening date 1968
Dam and spillways
Impounds Oued Guir
Height 38 m (125 ft)
Dam volume 1,900,000 m3 (2,485,106 cu yd) (as of 2006)[1]
Reservoir
Total capacity 350,000,000 m3 (457,782,717 cu yd)[2]
Active capacity 190,000,000 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

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 "African Dam Factsheet". UN FAO. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  3. ↑ 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. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Google Maps". Google. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  5. ↑ G. Camps (1995). "Djorf Torba". Encyclopédia Berbère (in French). pp. 2477–2488. Retrieved 22 February 2013.


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