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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