Official name Barrage Bin el Ouidane Location Beni Mellal Opening date 1953 Opened 1953 Construction began 1949 | Country Morocco Status Operational Height 133 m Catchment area 6,400 km² | |
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Owner(s) Office National de L'Electricite (ONE) Similar Atlas Mountains, Ouzoud Falls, Al Massira Dam, High Atlas, Ein Osrdon | ||
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The Bin el Ouidane Dam is an arch dam located 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of Beni Mellal on the El Abid River in Azilal Province, Morocco. Designed by Coyne et Bellier and constructed between 1949 and 1953, the purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. Its 135 MW (181,000 hp) power station produces an average of 287 gigawatt-hours (1,030 TJ) annually and water from the reservoir helps irrigate 69,500 hectares (172,000 acres) in the Beni Moussa and Tadla plains.
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Map of Bin el Ouidane Dam, Morocco
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