King Talal Dam
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 11 '24 " N , 35 ° 48' 5" E | ||||
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| Construction time: | 1971 to 1977 | ||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 108 m | ||||
| Building volume: | 5.7 million m³ | ||||
| Crown length: | 350 m | ||||
| Crown width: | 11.5 m | ||||
| Power plant output: | 5 MW | ||||
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| Water surface | 2.8 km² | ||||
| Reservoir length | 7.5 km | ||||
| Reservoir width | 0.45 km | ||||
| Storage space | 78 million m³ | ||||
| Total storage space : | 86 million m³ | ||||
The King Talal Dam is located in the Jarash Governorate , Jordan . It dams the Nahr ez-Zarqa , a left tributary of the Jordan . The city of Gerasa is located about 10 km northeast of the dam. The dam is named after King Talal , who was King of Jordan from July 20, 1951 to August 11, 1952.
The construction of the dam began in 1971; it was completed in 1977. From 1984 to 1988 it was then increased to the current level. In addition to irrigation, the dam is also used to generate electricity. It is owned and operated by the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA).
Barrier structure
The barrier structure is an earth embankment dam with a height of 106 (or 108) m. The length of the dam crest is 350 m, its width 11.5 m. The volume of the structure is 5.7 million m³. The dam has a flood relief on the right side.
Reservoir
When the reservoir is fully blocked, it extends over an area of around 2.8 km² and holds 74 (or 85 or 86) million m³ of water. 75 (or 78) million m³ of this can be used. The annual inflow into the reservoir is about 113 million m³, the annual evaporation is 4.3 million m³. The length of the reservoir is around 7.5 km, its maximum width around 450 m.
power plant
The associated power plant has an installed capacity of 5 MW . It is currently one of only 2 hydropower plants in Jordan; the second uses the cooling water from a gas-fired power plant in Aqaba , which is returned to the Red Sea . The annual production of the two hydropower plants in 2010 was 61 million kWh . The hydropower potential of the dams already built in Jordan is estimated at a total of 33 MW.
Others
The total cost of the original dam was RSD 34 million .
See also
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ The area of the reservoir in Nutrients in Water is given as ... 33.75 km², although this is likely to be an error.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Plains near King Talal Dam. National Geographic, accessed March 16, 2016 .
- ^ A b c d The Socio-Economic Role of The King Talal Dam in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. web.macam.ac.il, accessed on March 16, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h DAMS IN JORDAN CURRENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE. (PDF 845 KB p. 9) www.cjpas.net, accessed on March 16, 2016 (English).
- ^ JVA Role. JVA, accessed on March 16, 2016 (English).
- ↑ a b c Dams in Jordan. (PDF 560 KB p. 4) Jordan Valley Authority (JVA), accessed on March 16, 2016 (English).
- ^ A b c Nutrients in Water and Sediments of King Talal Dam-Jordan. (PDF 311 KB p. 2) Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences (JJBS), accessed on March 16, 2016 (English).
- ^ Prospects and Challenges of Small Hydropower Development in Jordan. (PDF 333 KB pp. 5, 8) Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (JJMIE), accessed on March 19, 2016 (English).