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Mestaoua Dam

Thematic Area
Sustainable Development and International Cooperation
Water, energy and Food
Location
Biskra, Algeria
Application Areas
Water Resources
Agriculture
Scope
Local or Regional Administration

Entity

Description

The Mestaoua dam is a 28,75 m high clay core zoned embankment dam and its main purpose is irrigation.

Its implantation site is in the Mestaoua river, inside the M’Ziraa commune, 55 km east from Biskra Wilayah.