Wadi Ghan Dam

Wadi Ghan Dam
Location of Wadi Ghan Dam in Libya
Country Libya
Location Gharyan
Coordinates 32°14′39″N 13°08′09″E / 32.24417°N 13.13583°E / 32.24417; 13.13583Coordinates: 32°14′39″N 13°08′09″E / 32.24417°N 13.13583°E / 32.24417; 13.13583
Status Operational
Opening date 1982
Dam and spillways
Impounds Wadi Al-Hira
Height 85 m (279 ft)
Length 325 m (1,066 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 30,000,000 m3 (24,321 acre·ft)[1]

The Wadi Ghan Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam located on Wadi Al-Hira, 14 km (9 mi) northeast of Gharyan in the Jabal al Gharbi District of Libya. Completed in 1982, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation.[2][3]

References

  1. "Water profile of Libya". Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. "Wadi Ghan Dam, Libya". Continental Construction Corp. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. "African Dam Factsheet". UN FAO. Retrieved 27 August 2011.


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