Official name Barrage Keddara Location Keddara Opening date 1987 Surface area 5.2 km² | Country Algeria Status Operational Opened 1987 Construction began 1982 | |
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Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill clay core Similar Barrage du Hamiz, Barrage d'El Allal, Koudiat Acerdoune Dam, Barrage de Boukourdane, Barrage de Maafa | ||
The Keddara Dam, or Barrage Keddara, is an embankment dam 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Keddara on the Boudouaou River in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Constructed between 1982 and 1987, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and municipal use in Algiers which is located 35 km (22 mi) to the west. The dam's reservoir has a capacity of 146,500,000 m3 (118,769 acre·ft) which is collected from drainage and the Hamiz Dam 7.6 km (5 mi) to the west and the Beni Amrane Dam 17 km (11 mi) to the east.
Map of Keddara Dam, El Kharrouba, Algeria
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