The Bin el Ouidane Dam is an

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located south of

Beni Mellal Beni Mellal ( ar, بني ملال}, ber, ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ, Ayt Mellal) is a city in north-central Morocco. It is the capital of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region and has a population of 192,676 (2014 census). It sits at the foot of Jbe ...

on the

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Azilal Province Azilal (in berber : ⴰⵣⵉⵍⴰⵍ) is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. Its population in 2004 is 504,501. The major cities and towns are: * Afourar * Azilal * Ait Attab * Bzou * Demnate * Foum Jamaa * Ouaoui ...

, Morocco. Designed by

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and constructed between 1949 and 1953, the purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. Its power station produces an average of annually and water from the reservoir helps irrigate in the Beni Moussa and Tadla plains.

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Dams completed in 1953 Energy infrastructure completed in 1953 Dams in Morocco Arch dams Hydroelectric power stations in Morocco Buildings and structures in Béni Mellal-Khénifra 1953 establishments in Morocco {{Africa-dam-stub

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