Rabigh Dam

Rabigh Dam
Location of Rabigh Dam in Saudi Arabia
Country Saudi Arabia
Location Rabigh, Makkah Province
Coordinates 22°49′17.23″N 39°22′35.06″E / 22.8214528°N 39.3764056°E / 22.8214528; 39.3764056Coordinates: 22°49′17.23″N 39°22′35.06″E / 22.8214528°N 39.3764056°E / 22.8214528; 39.3764056
Purpose Flood control, municipal water, groundwater recharge
Construction began 2003
Opening date 2009 (2009)
Owner(s) Ministry of Water and Electricity
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Wadi Rabigh
Height (foundation) 80.5 m (264 ft)
Height (thalweg) 59.5 m (195 ft)
Length 380 m (1,250 ft)
Width (crest) 5 m (16 ft)
Width (base) 60 m (200 ft)
Dam volume 585,000 m3 (765,000 cu yd)
Spillway type Overflow, 12 openings
Spillway capacity 7,856 m3/s (277,400 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 220,350,000 m3 (178,640 acre·ft)
Catchment area 3,456 km2 (1,334 sq mi)
Surface area 13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi)

The Rabigh Dam is a gravity dam on Wadi Rabigh about 35 km (22 mi) east of Rabigh in Makkah Province of western Saudi Arabia. The dam has many purposes to include flood control, municipal water supply and groundwater recharge. Water from the dam's reservoir is treated before being supplied to Rabigh. The dam was constructed between 2003 and 2008. It is owned and operated by the Ministry of Water and Electricity.[1][2]

References

  1. Alhamid, Abdulaziz A. (2004). "Achievements of the custodian of the two holy mosques in water sector, PSIPW" (PDF). King Saud University. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. "Dams and Reservoirs". RONA. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
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