Wadi Wishka Dam

Wadi Wishka Dam
Location of Wadi Wishka Dam in Libya
Country Libya
Location Sokna
Coordinates 28°49′56″N 15°37′24″E / 28.83222°N 15.62333°E / 28.83222; 15.62333Coordinates: 28°49′56″N 15°37′24″E / 28.83222°N 15.62333°E / 28.83222; 15.62333
Status Operational
Construction began 2004
Opening date 2006
Construction cost US$5 million
Dam and spillways
Impounds Wadi Wishka
Height 25 m (82 ft)
Length 160 m (525 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 82,000 m3 (66 acre·ft)[1]

The Wadi Wishka Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam located on Wadi Wishka, 29 km (18 mi) southwest of Sokna in the Fezzan region of Libya. The primary purpose of the dam is flood control and water.[2] Construction on the dam began in 2004 and it was completed in 2006 at a cost of $5 million USD.[3]

References

  1. "The Great Man-made River Project". Al Nahr Engineering Limited. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. "Wadi Wishka Dam, Libya". Aurecon. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. "National Investment Brief" (PDF). High-Level Conference on: Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change. December 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
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