Ouerrha
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Oued Ouerrha واد ورغة |
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 Oued Ouerrha near Taounate |
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| location | Northern Morocco | |
| River system | Sebou | |
| Drain over | Sebou → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the Rif Mountains approx. 12 km northeast of Thar Es-Souk 34 ° 43 ′ 9 ″ N , 4 ° 12 ′ 11 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 950 m | |
| muzzle | approx. 8 km southwest of Khenichet in the Oued Sebou Coordinates: 34 ° 35 ′ 20 " N , 5 ° 45 ′ 56" W 34 ° 35 ′ 20 " N , 5 ° 45 ′ 56" W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 320 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 630 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 2.3 ‰ | |
| length | 270 km | |
| Catchment area | 3700 km² | |
| Communities | Thar Es-Souk , Khenichet | |
The 270 km long Oued Ouerrha (also written Ouergha or Ouargha ; Arabic واد ورغة, Tarifit Asif n'Wergha ) is one of the largest rivers in northern Morocco . It feeds the al-Wahda reservoir and flows into the Oued Sebou , which then supplies the fertile Gharb plain with water.
course
The Oued Ouerrha rises in the southeast of the historical-ethnic Jebala region of the Rif Mountains northeast of the city of Taounate . It flows mainly in (south) westerly directions, flows through the al-Wahda reservoir, which was completed in 1996, and finally flows about 8 km southwest of the village of Khenichet into the longer but less arid Oued Sebou, which comes from the south-east of the Middle Atlas .
places
Traditionally, there are hardly any places on the river, as these were repeatedly threatened by floods in the past. After the completion of the al-Wahda reservoir, the situation on the lower reaches of the river has improved significantly, which has led to a considerable expansion of the agriculturally usable areas along the bank zones and, as a result, to new settlements.
history
During the Rif War (1921–1926), a French army unit achieved a celebrated victory over different Berber tribes at the Oued Ouerrha in 1924, almost without bloodshed.
