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Sidi Salem Dam

Coordinates: 36°35′26″N 9°23′49″E / 36.59056°N 9.39694°E / 36.59056; 9.39694
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Sidi Salem Dam
Sidi Salem Dam is located in Tunisia
Sidi Salem Dam
Location of Sidi Salem Dam in Tunisia
Official nameBarrage Sidi Salem
CountryTunisia
LocationTestour
Coordinates36°35′26″N 9°23′49″E / 36.59056°N 9.39694°E / 36.59056; 9.39694
StatusOperational
Construction began1977
Opening date1981
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment
ImpoundsMedjerda River
Height73 m (240 ft)
Length345 m (1,132 ft)
Width (crest)9.5 m (31 ft)
Dam volume4,500,000 m3 (160,000,000 cu ft)
Spillway capacity4,300 m3/s (150,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity650×10^6 m3 (526,964 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Hydraulic head75 m (246 ft) avg.
Installed capacity12 MW (16,000 hp)

The Sidi Salem Dam is the largest embankment dam in Tunisia located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of Testour on the Medjerda River in Béja Governorate, Tunisia. Constructed between 1977 and 1981, the dams supplies water for irrigation and supports a 12 megawatts (16,000 hp) power station.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Sidi Salem". Hidrotehnika-Hidroenergetika. Retrieved 22 August 2011.