Najran Valley Dam

Najran Valley Dam
Empty reservoir behind the dam, located in the Najran Mountains
Najran Valley Dam is located in Saudi Arabia
Najran Valley Dam
Location in Saudi Arabia
Najran Valley Dam is located in Middle East
Najran Valley Dam
Najran Valley Dam (Middle East)
Najran Valley Dam is located in Asia
Najran Valley Dam
Najran Valley Dam (Asia)
Official nameسدّ وَادِي نَجْرَان
CountrySaudi Arabia
LocationWadi Najran, Najran Province
Coordinates17°24′29.12″N 44°00′50.41″E / 17.4080889°N 44.0140028°E / 17.4080889; 44.0140028
PurposeWater supply, flood control, groundwater recharge
StatusOperational
Opening date1981; 44 years ago (1981)
Owner(s)Ministry of Water and Electricity
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch
ImpoundsWadi Najran
Height73 m (240 ft)
Length140 m (460 ft)
Spillway capacity8,200 m3/s (290,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesNajran Reservoir
Total capacity86,000,000 m3 (70,000 acre⋅ft)

The Najran Valley Dam (Arabic: سدّ وَادِي نَجْرَان, romanized: Sadd Wādī Najrān / Sudd Wādī Najrān) is an arch dam on Wadi Najran about 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Najran, in the Najran Province of southwest Saudi Arabia. It has several purpose to include water supply, flood control and groundwater recharge. Its collects run-off and sediment in the wadi and helps release it downstream slowly throughout the year. The dam was completed in 1981, and inaugurated by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 1982. It is owned by the Ministry of Water and Electricity.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ Alhamid, Abdulaziz A. (2004). "Achievements of the custodian of the two holy mosques in water sector, PSIPW" (PDF). King Saud University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Valley Dam Najran" (in Arabic). Najran Municipality. Retrieved 30 March 2014.