The Keddara Dam, or Barrage Keddara, is an
embankment dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and ...
northwest of
Keddara on the Boudouaou River in
Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Constructed between 1982 and 1987 by Yugoslav company Hidrotehnika, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and municipal use in
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
which is located to the west. The dam's reservoir has a capacity of which is collected from drainage and the
Hamiz Dam to the west and the
Beni Amrane Dam to the east.
References
Dams in Algeria
Rock-filled dams
Buildings and structures in Boumerdès Province
Dams completed in 1987
Boumerdès Province
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