Mahardah Dam

Mahardah Dam
Location of Mahardah Dam in Syria
Country Syria
Location Mahardah, Hama Governorate
Coordinates 35°16′06.33″N 36°34′37.24″E / 35.2684250°N 36.5770111°E / 35.2684250; 36.5770111Coordinates: 35°16′06.33″N 36°34′37.24″E / 35.2684250°N 36.5770111°E / 35.2684250; 36.5770111
Purpose Irrigation
Status Operational
Opening date 1960
Dam and spillways
Impounds Orontes River
Height 41 m (135 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 67,000,000 m3 (54,000 acre·ft)
Surface area 4.5 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, 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.
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