Smir Dam

Smir Dam
Smir Dam is located in Morocco
Smir Dam
Smir Dam
Location of Smir Dam in Morocco
Official nameSmir Barrage
CountryMorocco
LocationM'diq
Coordinates35°41′05.73″N 5°23′07.03″W / 35.6849250°N 5.3852861°W / 35.6849250; -5.3852861
PurposeWater supply, irrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1991
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth-fill
Height45 m (148 ft)
Length600 m (2,000 ft)
Dam volume710,000 m3 (930,000 cu yd)
Spillway typeUncontrolled bell-mouth
Reservoir
Total capacity43,500,000 m3 (35,300 acre⋅ft)[1]
Catchment area75 km2 (29 mi2)
Official name
Lagune et barrage de Smir
Designated22 May 2019
Reference no.2380[2]

Smir Dam (Arabic: سد أسمير) is an earth-filled embankment dam in northern Morocco, to the southeast of Nakhla Dam and 5 km (3.1 mi) west of M'diq. It is at the confluence of the Smir and El-lile wadis and has a 17 m (56 ft) saddle dam adjacent to the main dam. The primary purpose of the dam is water supply to the city of Tetouan, 12 km (7.5 mi) to the south. The dam was completed in 1991.[3] The reservoir impounded by the dam has been designated as part of a Ramsar site since 2019.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Dams" (in French). Morocco Ministry Delegate to the Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment-charge of Water. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lagune et barrage de Smir". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Smir Dam" (in French). Morocco Ministry Delegate to the Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment-charge of Water. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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