Smir Dam

Dam in Morocco

Dam in M'diq

35°41′05.73″N 5°23′07.03″W / 35.6849250°N 5.3852861°W / 35.6849250; -5.3852861PurposeWater supply, irrigationStatusOperationalOpening date1991Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth-fillHeight45 m (148 ft)Length600 m (2,000 ft)Dam volume710,000 m³ (930,000 cu yd)Spillway typeUncontrolled bell-mouthReservoirTotal capacity43,500,000 m³ (35,300 acre⋅ft)^[1]Catchment area75 km² (29 sq mi)

Ramsar Wetland

Official nameLagune et barrage de SmirDesignated22 May 2019Reference no.2380^[2]

Smir Dam (Barage Smir) is an earth-filled embankment dam in northern Morocco, to the southeast of Nakhla Dam and 5 km (3.1 mi) west of M'diq. It is at the confluence of the Smir and El-lile wadis and has a 17 m (56 ft) saddle dam adjacent to the main dam. The primary purpose of the dam is water supply to the city of Tetouan, 12 km (7.5 mi) to the south. The dam was completed in 1991.^[3] The reservoir impounded by the dam has been designated as part of a Ramsar site since 2019.^[2]

References

^ "Dams" (in French). Morocco Ministry Delegate to the Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment-charge of Water. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Lagune et barrage de Smir". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ "Smir Dam" (in French). Morocco Ministry Delegate to the Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment-charge of Water. Retrieved 10 February 2014.