Najran Valley Dam

Dam in Wadi Najran, Najran Province

17°24′29.12″N 44°00′50.41″E / 17.4080889°N 44.0140028°E / 17.4080889; 44.0140028PurposeWater supply, flood control, groundwater rechargeStatusOperationalOpening date1981; 43 years ago (1981)Owner(s)Ministry of Water and ElectricityDam and spillwaysType of damArchImpoundsWadi NajranHeight73 m (240 ft)Length140 m (460 ft)Spillway capacity8,200 m³/s (290,000 cu ft/s)ReservoirCreatesNajran ReservoirTotal capacity86,000,000 m³ (70,000 acre⋅ft)

The Najran Valley Dam (Arabic: سدّ وَادِي نَجْرَان, romanized: Sadd Wādī Najrān / Sudd Wādī Najrān) is an arch dam on Wadi Najran about 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Najran, in the Najran Province of southwest Saudi Arabia. It has several purpose to include water supply, flood control and groundwater recharge. Its collects run-off and sediment in the wadi and helps release it downstream slowly throughout the year. The dam was completed in 1981, and inaugurated by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 1982. It is owned by the Ministry of Water and Electricity.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Alhamid, Abdulaziz A. (2004). "Achievements of the custodian of the two holy mosques in water sector, PSIPW" (PDF). King Saud University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ "Valley Dam Najran" (in Arabic). Najran Municipality. Retrieved 30 March 2014.