Keddara Dam

36°39′02″N 03°24′58″E / 36.65056°N 3.41611°E / 36.65056; 3.41611StatusOperationalConstruction began1982Opening date1987Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, rock-fill clay coreImpoundsBoudouaou RiverHeight108 m (354 ft)Length470 m (1,542 ft)Width (crest)12 m (39 ft)Width (base)380 m (1,247 ft)Dam volume4,081,000 m³ (5,337,746 cu yd)ReservoirTotal capacity146,500,000 m³ (118,769 acre⋅ft)Surface area5.2 km² (2 sq mi)

The Keddara Dam, or Barrage Keddara, is an embankment dam 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Keddara on the Boudouaou River in Boumerdès Province, 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 which is located 35 km (22 mi) to the west.^[1] The dam's reservoir has a capacity of 146,500,000 m³ (118,769 acre⋅ft) which is collected from drainage and the Hamiz Dam 7.6 km (5 mi) to the west and the Beni Amrane Dam 17 km (11 mi) to the east.^[2][3]

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