Murwani Dam
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Murwani Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam crossing wadi Murwani in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia. It is located about 100 km northeast of Jeddah.
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Murwani Dam | |
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Location | Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates | 22.179477°N 39.568709°E / 22.179477; 39.568709 |
Purpose | Flood control |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2004 |
Opening date | 2010 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Rock-fill embankment dam |
Impounds | Wadi Murwani |
Height (foundation) | 102 m (335 ft) |
Length | 1,012 m (3,320 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 251 m (823 ft) |
Dam volume | 6,000,000 m3 (210,000,000 cu ft) |
Spillway type | Over the dam |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 150,000,000 m3 (120,000 acre⋅ft) |
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The 263 mio. SR contract to build the dam was awarded to Yuksel Insaat Saudia Co Ltd., a subsidiary of the Turkish company Yüksel Holding AŞ.[1] Work on the dam began in 2004. The dam was completed in April 2010.[2]
Main purpose of the dam is flood control,[2] because of flash floods, which occur occasionally in the region (see also 2009 Jeddah floods).