Hassan II Dam

Hassan II Dam
Hassan II Dam
	Dam and reservoir it created
	Location of Hassan II Dam in Morocco
Country	Morocco
Location	Midelt
Coordinates	32°47′29.90″N 04°46′06.15″W
Purpose	Flood control, water supply, irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	February 2001
Opening date	March 2005
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds	Moulouya River
Height	122 m (400 ft)
Length	577 m (1,893 ft)
Width (crest)	7 m (23 ft)
Dam volume	690,000 m3 (902,486 cu yd)[1]
Reservoir
Total capacity	400,000,000 m3 (324,285 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	3,300 km2 (1,274 sq mi)
Surface area	12.7 km2 (5 sq mi)
Normal elevation	1,370 m (4,495 ft)[2]

The Hassan II Dam, also known as the Sidi Said Dam, is a gravity dam on the Moulouya River about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Midelt in Midelt Province, Morocco. It has a maximum storage capacity of 400 million cubic meters.[3] The dam is used for potable water, irrigation and the protection of downstream areas and dams against floods and siltation.[4] Construction of the dam began in February 2001 and it was completed in March 2005.[1]

References

"Hassan II (Sidi Said) (search term)". RCC Dam Database. Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
Chahboune, M (15 September 2013). "Research of Bacterial Indicators of Faecal Contamination of Water of the Hassan II Dam" (PDF). Larhyss Journal (15): 125. ISSN 1112-3680. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
CHAHBOUNE, M., CHAHLAOUI A. and ZAID A (8 January 2014). "CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE DE LA QUALITE BACTERIOLOGIQUE DES EAUX DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC)" [CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WATER OF HASSAN II DAM (PROVINCE OF MIDELT, MOROCCO)]. Les Technologies de Laboratoire (in French). IMIST. 8 (34): 153–161. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
CHAHBOUNE, M, CHAHLAOUI, A, ZAID, A and BEN MOUSSA, A (22 Dec 2013). "CONTRIBUTION A LA CARACTERISATION PHYSICOCHIMIQUE DES EAUX DU LAC RESERVOIR DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC)" [CONTRIBUTION TO THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE WATERS OF THE LAKE-RESERVOIR DAM HASSAN II (MIDELT PROVINCE, MOROCCO)]. Larhyss Journal (in French) (published June 2013). 14: 61–77. ISSN 1112-3680. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

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[data-1] "Hassan II (Sidi Said) (search term)". RCC Dam Database. Malcolm Dunstan & Associates. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[2] Chahboune, M (15 September 2013). "Research of Bacterial Indicators of Faecal Contamination of Water of the Hassan II Dam" (PDF). Larhyss Journal (15): 125. ISSN 1112-3680. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.

[3] CHAHBOUNE, M., CHAHLAOUI A. and ZAID A (8 January 2014). "CONTRIBUTION A L'ETUDE DE LA QUALITE BACTERIOLOGIQUE DES EAUX DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC)" [CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF WATER OF HASSAN II DAM (PROVINCE OF MIDELT, MOROCCO)]. Les Technologies de Laboratoire (in French). IMIST. 8 (34): 153–161. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[4] CHAHBOUNE, M, CHAHLAOUI, A, ZAID, A and BEN MOUSSA, A (22 Dec 2013). "CONTRIBUTION A LA CARACTERISATION PHYSICOCHIMIQUE DES EAUX DU LAC RESERVOIR DU BARRAGE HASSAN II (PROVINCE DE MIDELT, MAROC)" [CONTRIBUTION TO THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE WATERS OF THE LAKE-RESERVOIR DAM HASSAN II (MIDELT PROVINCE, MOROCCO)]. Larhyss Journal (in French) (published June 2013). 14: 61–77. ISSN 1112-3680. Archived from the original on 2007-01-10. Retrieved 7 February 2014.