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Dam in Tripoli
Wadi Mejenin Dam
Wadi Mejenin Dam is located in LibyaWadi Mejenin DamLocation of Wadi Mejenin Dam in Libya
CountryLibya
LocationTripoli
Coordinates32°17′39″N 13°14′51″E / 32.29417°N 13.24750°E / 32.29417; 13.24750
StatusOperational
Opening date1972
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsWadi Mejenin
Height42 m (138 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity58,000,000 m (47,021 acre⋅ft)
Surface area6 km (2 sq mi)

The Wadi Mejenin Dam is an embankment dam located on Wadi Mejenin, 64 km (40 mi) south of Tripoli in the Jabal al Gharbi District of Libya. Completed in 1972, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and flood control.

References

  1. "Water profile of Libya". Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. "African Dam Factsheet". UN FAO. Retrieved 27 August 2011.


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