gravity dam
A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation to oppose the horizontal pressure of water pushing against it. ...
located south of
Settat
Settat ( ar, سطات, siṭṭāt, ber, ⵥⴻⵟⵟⴰⵜ, ẓeṭṭat) is a city in Morocco between the national capital Rabat and Marrakesh. Settat is located by road south of the centre of Casablanca, roughly an hour's drive. It is the cap ...
on the
Oum Er-Rbia River
Oum Er-Rbia ( Berber: ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⴻⵏ, ar, أم الربيع, "the mother of springtime", spelling Oum el- rbia, is a large, long and high-throughput river in central Morocco.
The river is long. With an average water through ...
in
Settat Province
Settat is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Region. The province had a population of 956,904 people in 2004.
The Wali (governor) of the region is Bouchaib El Moutawakkil. The major cities and towns are:
#Ben Ahmed
# El Borouj
# Guis ...
, Morocco. Completed in 1979, the dam provides water for the irrigation of over of farmland in the
Doukkala
Doukkala () is a tribal confederation of mostly Arab origin, and is also a natural region of Morocco made of fertile plains and forests. Nowadays it is part of the Casablanca-Settat administrative region.
The region is a plain stretching fr ...
region. The dam's hydroelectric power plant also generates on average annually. The power station was commissioned in 1980. Just to the north of the dam is a rip rap saddle dam to support water elevation in the reservoir. The dam's reservoir and wetlands were designated as a
Ramsar site
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O)
*** Permanent 8 ha (P)
*** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts)
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Mohamed V Dam
The Mohamed V Dam is an arch-gravity dam located south of Zaio on the Moulouya River in Oujda-Angad Province, Morocco. The primary purpose of the dam is supplying water for the irrigation of downstream. Water is also used for hydroelectric power ...
– another Ramsar site in Morocco
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List of power stations in Morocco
This article lists all power stations in Morocco.
Hydroelectric
Thermal
Solar
Wind
See also
* List of power stations in Africa
* List of largest power stations in the world
* Energy in Morocco
* Energy policy of Morocco
Referenc ...