Koudiat Acerdoune Dam

Koudiat Acerdoune Dam
Location of Koudiat Acerdoune Dam in Algeria
Official name Barrage Koudiat Acerdoune
Country Algeria
Coordinates 36°29′18″N 03°35′31″E / 36.48833°N 3.59194°E / 36.48833; 3.59194Coordinates: 36°29′18″N 03°35′31″E / 36.48833°N 3.59194°E / 36.48833; 3.59194
Status Operational
Construction began 2002
Opening date 2008
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Isser River
Height 121 m (397 ft)
Length 493 m (1,617 ft)
Dam volume 1,600,000 m3 (2,092,721 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 640,000,000 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 purposes 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

  1. "Koudiat Acerdoune Dam, Algeria". PERI. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. "The Dam Builder's Dream" (PDF). Mining and Construction. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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