Bin el Ouidane Dam
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The Bin el Ouidane Dam is an arch dam
located 28 km (17 mi) south of Beni Mellal
on the El Abid River in Azilal Province, Morocco. Constructed between 1949 and 1953, the purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. Its 135 MW power station produces an average of 287 GWh annually and water from the reservoir helps irrigate 69500 ha (171,738 acre) in the Beni Moussa and Tadla plains.
Arch dam
An arch dam is a type of dam that is curved and commonly built with concrete. The arch dam is a structure that is designed to curve upstream so that the force of the water against it, known as hydrostatic pressure, presses against the arch, compressing and strengthening the structure as it pushes...
located 28 km (17 mi) south of Beni Mellal
Beni Mellal
Beni-Mellal is a Moroccan city located at . It is the capital city of the Tadla-Azilal Region, with a population of 163,286 . It sits at the foot of Mount Tassemit , and next to the plains of Beni Amir....
on the El Abid River in Azilal Province, Morocco. Constructed between 1949 and 1953, the purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. Its 135 MW power station produces an average of 287 GWh annually and water from the reservoir helps irrigate 69500 ha (171,738 acre) in the Beni Moussa and Tadla plains.