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The Foum Gleita Dam is an arch dam on the Gorgol River near Foum Gleita in the Gorgol Region of Mauritania. The dam was completed in 1988 with the primary purpose of supplying water for the irrigation of up to 4,000 ha (9,900 acres) of crops.[1][2]

Foum Gleita Dam
View of the dam
Location of Foum Gleita Dam in Mauritania
CountryMauritania
LocationFoum Gleita
Coordinates16°09′27.18″N 12°39′55.41″W
PurposeIrrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1988; 34 years ago (1988)
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch
ImpoundsGorgol River
Height38 m (125 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity500,000,000 m3 (410,000 acre⋅ft)

An assessment of the dam's stability, taken out in the year 2004, revealed 19 stability and safety issues, mainly due to deferred maintenance. However, the main dam structure was in a stable condition at that time.[3]


References


  1. "Dams in Africa". UN FAO. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. "Deplacements De Popuution Autour D'un Barrage En Zone Saheuenne Le Cas De Foum Gleita" (PDF) (in French). ORSTOM. 1989. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. Y. Scheid, L. Schewe, M. Guisset (2006). "Stability and safety assessment of the arch dam Foum Gleita in Mauritania" (PDF). Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Millpress Science Publishers/IOS Press. Retrieved 4 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-656-9-1921

На других языках


- [en] Foum Gleita Dam

[es] Embalse de Foum Gleita

El embalse de Foum Gleita se encuentra en el río Gorgol, afluente del río Senegal en la región de Gorgol, en Mauritania. La presa se construyó en 1988 con el propósito de suministrar agua para regar una zona de 4.000 hectáreas.



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