The Keddara Dam, or Barrage Keddara, is an
embankment dam
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northwest of
Keddara on the Boudouaou River in
Boumerdès Province
Boumerdès (, Kabyle language, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès ...
, Algeria. Constructed between 1982 and 1987 by Yugoslav company Hidrotehnika, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and municipal use in
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
which is located to the west. The dam's reservoir has a capacity of which is collected from drainage and the
Hamiz Dam to the west and the
Beni Amrane Dam
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to the east.
References
Dams in Algeria
Rock-filled dams
Buildings and structures in Boumerdès Province
Dams completed in 1987
Boumerdès Province
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