Mahardah Dam

Dam in Mahardah, Hama Governorate
35°16′06.33″N 36°34′37.24″E / 35.2684250°N 36.5770111°E / 35.2684250; 36.5770111PurposeIrrigationStatusOperationalOpening date1960Dam and spillwaysImpoundsOrontes RiverHeight41 m (135 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity67,000,000 m3 (54,000 acre⋅ft)Surface area4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)

The Mahardah Dam, also spelled Mhardeh Dam, is an embankment dam on the Orontes River in the city of Mahardah, Hama Governorate, Syria. It was completed in 1960 with the primary purpose of irrigation.[1] It was constructed by the Bulgarian firm Hydrostroy along with the al-Rastan Dam, which is upstream and also on the Orontes.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Middle East Dams". UN FAO (via Aquasat). Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Hydrostroy". Velgraf. Retrieved 9 August 2013.