Hassan I reservoir
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| Coordinates | 31 ° 48 ′ 50 " N , 6 ° 49 ′ 22" W | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Earth and stone embankments | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1986/87 | ||||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 145 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 9.5 million m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 380 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 67.2 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Office National de L'Electricite (ONE) | ||||||||
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| Water surface | approx. 4 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 273 m³ | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 1 670 km² | ||||||||
The approximately 4 sq km and a maximum of about 273 million cubic meters comprehensive reservoir Hassan I. is for the Alawites - Sultan Moulay al-Hassan I. named (ruled 1873-1894.). The 145 m high arch dam is the highest in Morocco and at the same time one of the highest in Africa.
location
The reservoir is located in a semi-desert area on the north side of the High Atlas Mountains, about 50 km (driving distance) northeast of Demnate in the province of Azilal in the region Beni Mellal-Khénifra .
History and function
The dam was built in the 1980s and is used to irrigate an area of around 40,000 ha as well as to supply water and generate electricity . The hydropower plant has a Francis turbine with an output of 67.2 MW. This can generate 132 GWh of electricity per year . It was put into operation in 1991.
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of power plants in Morocco
- List of dams in the world (Morocco)
Individual evidence
- ^ Hassan I ( Memento of October 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Secretariat D'etat Charge de L'eau et de L'environnement, accessed November 20, 2012 (French)
- ↑ Hassan I Hydroelectric Power Project , Global Energy Observatory, accessed on November 20, 2012 (English)