Type of dam Gravity Catchment area 4,843 km² Construction began 2003 | Location Kead, Makkah Province Address Mecca 63666, Saudi Arabia Surface area 15 km² | |
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Opening date 2009; 8 years ago (2009) Owner(s) Ministry of Water and Electricity Similar King Fahad Dam, Najran Valley Dam, Murwani Dam, Dam Abha, Al Massira Dam | ||
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The Hali Dam is a gravity dam on Wadi Hali about 14 km (8.7 mi) east of Keyad in Makkah Province of southwestern Saudi Arabia. The dam has many purposes to include flood control, irrigation, municipal water supply and groundwater recharge. The dam's reservoir has a total storage of 249,860,000 m3 (202,560 acre·ft), making it the second largest in the country after the King Fahad Dam. The dam was constructed between 2003 and 2009. It is owned and operated by the Ministry of Water and Electricity.
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