Dam Storage Capacity Reaches 49.7% After Recent Rainfall, Ministry

Rabat - Recent rainfall has increased the storage capacity of dams from 46.2% on March 18 to 49.7% currently, representing a water storage reserve of 7.75 billion m3 , according to data from the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water. During the period from March 18 to April 28, Morocco recorded relatively significant rainy days, favorably impacting the hydrological situation on a large part of the national territory, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. This precipitation generated significant water inflows estimated at around one billion and 50 million m3 at the level of the great dams of the Kingdom.

The Mohammed V Dam posted a water storage capacity of 187 Mm3, raising its filling rate to 79.3% (reserve of 189.9 Mm3) and the Al Wahda Dam 172 Mm3 (filling rate at 62.91%, reserve of 2216 Mm3). The Al Massira dam recorded around 102 Mm3 (filling rate at 17.1%, meaning a reserve of 453 Mm3), the Oued Al-Makhazine dam 98 Mm3 (filling rate at 98.44%, that is a reserve 662.35 Mm3, and the Bin El-Ouidane dam 71 Mm3 (filling rate at 38.08%, that is a reserve of 462.84 Mm3). The Allal Al Fassi dam also registered 51 Mm3 (filling rate at 90.21%, that is a reserve of 57.50 Mm3) and the Al Hansali dam 48 Mm3 (filling rate at 28.1%, meaning a reserve of 187.72 Mm3)