Koudiat Acerdoune Dam

Dam in Algeria

Dam

36°29′18″N 03°35′31″E / 36.48833°N 3.59194°E / 36.48833; 3.59194StatusOperationalConstruction began2002Opening date2008Dam and spillwaysType of damGravityImpoundsIsser RiverHeight121 m (397 ft)Length493 m (1,617 ft)Dam volume1,600,000 m³ (2,092,721 cu yd)ReservoirTotal capacity640,000,000 m³ (518,856 acre⋅ft)

The Koudiat Acerdoune Dam is a gravity dam located 9.5 km (6 mi) southwest of Kadiria on the Isser River in Bouïra Province, Algeria. The dam was constructed between 2002 and 2008 with the roller-compacted concrete technique. It serves the purpose of providing water for industrial, irrigation and municipal uses.^[1] It retains a 640,000,000 m³ (518,856 acre⋅ft) capacity reservoir which supplies water for the irrigation of 20,000 ha (49,421 acres) of land along with providing the Algiers region with 178,000,000 m³ (144,307 acre⋅ft) of drinking water annually.^[2]

References

^ "Koudiat Acerdoune Dam, Algeria". PERI. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
^ "The Dam Builder's Dream" (PDF). Mining and Construction. Retrieved 22 August 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}