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Wadi Ghan Dam

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Country
  
Libya

Status
  
Operational

Impounds
  
Wadi Al-Hira

Height
  
85 m

Location
  
Gharyan

Opening date
  
1982

Length
  
325 m (1,066 ft)

Opened
  
1982

Wadi Ghan Dam

Similar
  
Wadi Kaam Dam, Keddara Dam, Alberto Lleras Dam, Andong Dam

The Wadi Ghan Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam located on Wadi Al-Hira, 14 km (9 mi) northeast of Gharyan in the Jabal al Gharbi District of Libya. Completed in 1982, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation.

Map of Wadi Ghan Dam, Libya

References

Wadi Ghan Dam Wikipedia