The Keddara Dam, or Barrage Keddara, is an embankment dam 6 km (4 mi) 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 which is located 35 km (22 mi) to the west.[1] The dam's reservoir has a capacity of 146,500,000 m³ (118,769 acre⋅ft) which is collected from drainage and the Hamiz Dam 7.6 km (5 mi) to the west and the Beni Amrane Dam 17 km (11 mi) to the east.[2][3]

Keddara Dam
Location of Keddara Dam in Algeria
Official name	Barrage Keddara
Country	Algeria
Location	Keddara
Coordinates	36°39′02″N 03°24′58″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1982
Opening date	1987
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill clay core
Impounds	Boudouaou River
Height	108 m (354 ft)
Length	470 m (1,542 ft)
Width (crest)	12 m (39 ft)
Width (base)	380 m (1,247 ft)
Dam volume	4,081,000 m3 (5,337,746 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	146,500,000 m3 (118,769 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	5.2 km2 (2 sq mi)

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