DESCRIPTION
The dam is located on the Oued Ougar, a right bank tributary of the Oued Tamri, about 60 km as the crow flies from the city of Agadir. It is a 65 m high arch dam on a foundation. It allows to control a catchment area of 1258 Km2, and to create a reservoir of 110 Mm3 regulating a volume of 27.5 Mm3 per year.
The Dam Prince Moulay Abdellah aims at satisfying the drinking water needs of the city of Agadir and of the centers and localities along the feeder pipe. The project includes the following main components:
- The Main dyke: The dam is located on the Oued Ougar, a right bank tributary of the Oued Tamri, about 60km as the crow flies from the city of Agadir. It is a 65 m high arch dam on a foundation. It allows to control a catchment area of 1258 Km2, and to create a reservoir of 110 Mm3 regulating a volume of 27.5 Mm3 per year.
- Potable water supplies: The project of adduction of the dam to the city of Agadir consists of the realization of the following main works:
- A run-of-river raw water intake consisting of a concrete weir,
- A water treatment plant with a capacity of 700 l/s,
- Installation of 67 km of pre-stressed concrete pipes with a diameter varying between 1000 and 1200 mm,
- Construction of three pumping stations and loading tanks.
