List of dams in Saudi Arabia

This is a list of dams in Saudi Arabia. As of 2014 there are 482 dams in country across all regions with total capacities of 2.08 Billion cubic meters.[1] This list includes a part of these dams.

Riyadh Region

• Al-Alab dam.[2]
• Haeer dam.[2]
• Hanabej dam.[2]
• Hareeq dam.[2]
• Helwah dam.[2]
• Lasad dam.[2]

Mecca Region

• Murwani dam.
• Wadi Hali dam.[1]
• Al-Lith dam.[1]
• Wadi Rabigh dam.[1]
• Wadi Fatimahdam dam.[3]
• Arda dam.[3]
• Tarba dam.[3]
• Laya dam.[2]
• Murayfeg dam.[2]
• Nawfla dam.[2]
• Qrn dam.[2]

Madina Region

• Qaa hathutha dam.[3]
• Fareah dam.[3]
• Wadi Alfaraah dam.[3]
• Alakool dam.[2]
• Malal dam[2]

'Asir Region

• King Fahad dam[1]
• Wadi Abha.[3]
• Aayash dam.[2]
• Al-Hifah dam.[2]
• Al-Mahzamah dam.[2]
• Araer dam.[2]
• Asem dam.[2]
• Ashran dam.[2]
• Baniqayis dam.[2]
• Bdwah dam.[2]
• Farwan dam.[2]
• Ghraba dam.[2]
• Hatheam dam.[2]
• Ittwid dam.[2]
• Motha dam.[2]
• Radah dam.[2]

Jazan Region

• Baish dam[1]
• Jizan dam

Najran Region

• Wadi Najran Dam.[3]

Al-Baha Region

• Al-Habees dam.
• Matwah dam.
• Dbdb dam.
• Al-Ureisheen dam.
• Zaqat dam.
• Al-Qim dam.
• Zarwah dam.
• Al-Malah dam.
• Al-Marba dam.
• Al-Kharrar dam.
• Al-Talqiyah dam.
• Subayhah dam.
• Al-Mazlumat dam.
• Al-Sadr dam.
• Madhas dam.
• Beedah dam.
• Assadir dam.[2]
• Beda dam.[2]
• Dhuaian dam.[2]
• Marbaa dam.[2]
• Marzoq dam.[2]
• Maslah dam.[2]

References

1. Obaid, R. R. (2015). Seasonal-Water Dams: A Great Potential for Hydropower Generation in Saudi Arabia. Archived 2018-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Int. J. of Sustainable Water and Environmental Systems, 7(1), 1-7.
2. Team, GeoNetwork (2007-02-07). "GeoNetwork opensource portal to spatial data and information". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
3. Chowdhury, S., & Al-Zahrani, M. (2015). Characterizing water resources and trends of sector wise water consumptions in Saudi Arabia. Journal of King Saud University-Engineering Sciences, 27(1), 68-82.