Dam of Boukourdane
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PRICELESS source of water and a
rocks and large blocks at the extremity of the
A heavenly destination in the ancient
ood water discharge.
Roman capital city.
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Boukourdane dam whose works were completed iii
Boukourdane dam, located near the
1992 has a dual purpose: supplying drinking water
town of Sidi—Amar in the wilaya of Tipaza was
to many
towns in Tipaza, securing the capital city
built
on
Hachem
wadi, downstream to the
by an interconnection with other dams of the
conuence of Safsaf, Fedjana, Nache, Mansour,
Algiers area belt and the irrigation of a large
Tegza, Boukadir and Achechou wadis at 11
farming perimeter of 20 000 hectares recently
kilometers from the Mediterranean sea. Its basin,
developed in the West of the Mitidja.
with a surface of 177 s uare kilometers receives
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q.
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ln other respects, Boukourdane has succeeded 1n
average annual prec1p1tat10ns of 780 m11hmeters.
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developing an important relaxation and leisure
The water volume controlled by the dam 18 459
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area
for thousands of families during rest days.
million cubic meters including 15 million cubic
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Birds of different spe01es have been counted in this
meters coming
from the transfer from Nador wad1
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superb natural Site: grebes, black—necked grebes,
With a capaœty of 101 million cubic meters.
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crested grebes, big cormorants, gulls, coots, egrets,
The dam, made up of a 74.4«—meter long and 610—
grey wagtails, gray herons, ducks, whistle ducks
meter high dyke in rocks with a clayey core. It is
and ducks. ln addition to the presence bird species,
tted With a 509—meter long injection gallery cast
many
hundred of thousands of young fish are
in the foundation rock under the dam. The water,
regularly released there: the royal carp, the silver
with a volume of 101.5 million cubic meters, has
carp,
the big—mouthed carp, barbell and pikeperch.
the form of a wild—rose leaf with a surface of 585
This has allowed the development of fishing and
hectares. The water—taking system
is made up of
encouraging visitors to protect the site.
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the dam 5 Site has become one
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of the largest sport arenas of the country. ln fact,
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dischaige, installed at the llght han
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made up Of a p 01ygonal f1ee th] es
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international competitions give
life to this large
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f01m1ng a semi oncle Wlth a 1ad1umo
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water area
surrounded of luxur10us landscapes
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Thls sp1llwayhas
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giving
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second. It is followed by a messenge1
ma
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immediate enwronment.
two sections of different sloped and four deect1ng
.
teeth to eject water downstream to the wadi. The
Boukourdane coexists iii harmony with the land
water returning piece of work is protected by
that hosted it.
105
'
—_——————————_—___
PRICELESS source of water and a
rocks and large blocks at the extremity of the
A heavenly destination in the ancient
ood water discharge.
Roman capital city.
_
-
Boukourdane dam whose works were completed iii
Boukourdane dam, located near the
1992 has a dual purpose: supplying drinking water
town of Sidi—Amar in the wilaya of Tipaza was
to many
towns in Tipaza, securing the capital city
built
on
Hachem
wadi, downstream to the
by an interconnection with other dams of the
conuence of Safsaf, Fedjana, Nache, Mansour,
Algiers area belt and the irrigation of a large
Tegza, Boukadir and Achechou wadis at 11
farming perimeter of 20 000 hectares recently
kilometers from the Mediterranean sea. Its basin,
developed in the West of the Mitidja.
with a surface of 177 s uare kilometers receives
_
.
.
q.
.
.
ln other respects, Boukourdane has succeeded 1n
average annual prec1p1tat10ns of 780 m11hmeters.
_
_
_
_
.
developing an important relaxation and leisure
The water volume controlled by the dam 18 459
_
_
_
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
_
area
for thousands of families during rest days.
million cubic meters including 15 million cubic
_
_
_
_
_
.
.
Birds of different spe01es have been counted in this
meters coming
from the transfer from Nador wad1
_
.
_
_
_
.
superb natural Site: grebes, black—necked grebes,
With a capaœty of 101 million cubic meters.
_
crested grebes, big cormorants, gulls, coots, egrets,
The dam, made up of a 74.4«—meter long and 610—
grey wagtails, gray herons, ducks, whistle ducks
meter high dyke in rocks with a clayey core. It is
and ducks. ln addition to the presence bird species,
tted With a 509—meter long injection gallery cast
many
hundred of thousands of young fish are
in the foundation rock under the dam. The water,
regularly released there: the royal carp, the silver
with a volume of 101.5 million cubic meters, has
carp,
the big—mouthed carp, barbell and pikeperch.
the form of a wild—rose leaf with a surface of 585
This has allowed the development of fishing and
hectares. The water—taking system
is made up of
encouraging visitors to protect the site.
_
—
'
'
—
t in
and
_
,
.
the 1ece1vmg towe1,
the
y dg
During recent years,
the dam 5 Site has become one
—'
‘
—
'
_
.
o
water
dl 1nkmg and fa1m1ng water dUCtS
(fe'do ]
.
of the largest sport arenas of the country. ln fact,
'
—
'
—'
s iore IS
_
.
.
dischaige, installed at the llght han
]
Sllde _
ll
rowmg
race developed there and big national and
—
—
s
i
wa
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
made up Of a p 01ygonal f1ee th] es
p
y
international competitions give
life to this large
—
'
'- ‘—
‘
—
°
O neters.
.
f01m1ng a semi oncle Wlth a 1ad1umo
2
1
-
water area
surrounded of luxur10us landscapes
'
”S
.
.
.
'
,
Thls sp1llwayhas
adebit Of 1000 cub1emedtŒ
p
f
thus
giving
a
spec1al feature to the dams
'
‘
€ U
0
.
.
.
second. It is followed by a messenge1
ma
p
immediate enwronment.
two sections of different sloped and four deect1ng
.
teeth to eject water downstream to the wadi. The
Boukourdane coexists iii harmony with the land
water returning piece of work is protected by
that hosted it.
105
'