The Sidi El Barrak Dam is an embankment dam centred 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Tabarak and 2 km (1 mi) from the Mediterranean Sea on the Oued Zouara River in the Beja Governorate, Tunisia. Constructed between 1994 and 2000, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply.[2] As part of the Sidi el Barrak Development Project water stored in the dam is pumped to the Seyjame Dam, at a rate of 265,000,000 m3 (214,839 acre⋅ft) annually. This water is supplied to Tunis, Cap Bon and the Sahel including Sfax for municipal use along with other agricultural purposes. The entire project was completed in 2002.[3]
Sidi El Barrak Dam | |
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Location of Sidi El Barrak Dam in Tunisia | |
Official name | Barrage Sidi El Barrak |
Country | Tunisia |
Coordinates | 37°01′29″N 08°56′11″E |
Construction began | 1994 |
Opening date | 2000 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment |
Impounds | Oued Zouara River |
Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
Length | 500 m (1,640 ft) |
Dam volume | 2,700,000 m3 (3,531,467 cu yd) |
Spillway capacity | 517 m3/s (18,258 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 264,000,000 m3 (214,028 acre⋅ft) |
Ramsar Wetland | |
Official name | Barrage de Sidi El Barrak |
Designated | 2 February 2012 |
Reference no. | 2017[1] |
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