Official name Barrage Sidi el Barrak Opening date 2000 Impounds Oued Zouara River Construction began 1994 | Country Tunisia Type of dam Embankment Height 30 m (98 ft) | |
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The Sidi el Barrak Dam is an embankment dam centred 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Tabarak and 2 km (1 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea on the Oued Zouara River in the Beja Governorate, Tunisia. Constructed between 1994 and 2000, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply. As part of the Sidi el Barrak Development Project water stored in the dam is pumped to the Seyjame Dam, at a rate of 265,000,000 m3 (214,839 acre·ft) annually. This water is supplied to Tunis, Cap Bon and the Sahel including Sfax for municipal use along with other agricultural purposes. The entire project was completed in 2002.
Map of Sidi el Barrak Dam, Tunisia
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