Wadi Kaam Dam

Dam in Zliten
32°24′34″N 14°20′27″E / 32.40944°N 14.34083°E / 32.40944; 14.34083StatusOperationalOpening date1979Dam and spillwaysImpoundsWadi KaamHeight50 m (164 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity111,000,000 m3 (89,989 acre⋅ft)[1]Surface area13 km2 (5 sq mi)

The Wadi Kaam Dam is an embankment dam located on Wadi Kaam, 22 km (14 mi) west of Zliten in Misrata District, Libya. Completed in 1979, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation.[2]

The dam was designed and built by Energoprojekt Hidroinženjering, a subsidiary of the Yugoslavian engineering company Energoprojekt, under the supervision of Chief Engineer Stojan J. Čanović.

References

  1. ^ "Water profile of Libya". Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ "African Dam Factsheet". UN FAO. Retrieved 27 August 2011.


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