-
Dam of Hamiz
HE Eastern Mitidja, including the
old dam by 7 meters and increase its reservoir
,
:
|
Haliz wadi dam and the Réghaia valley,
volume. Serious erosions threatening the dam’s
covers
a
surface
of
220
square
supports
appeared. The initial ood water
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'
kilometers of fertile lands necessitating
discharge was replaced by a circular discharge
constant watering. It was on Arbatache wadi that
_
allowing the discharge of 600 cubic meters per
‘
became Hamiz wadi that a 50—meter high and 222—
second thanks to an underground gallery.
meter long weight dam was erected. Its capacity is
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s10ned. La1d out on an irrigation network, it was
area reaches 128 hectares.
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conSidered as secondary compared to the farnnng
‘
The basin of Hamiz is part of the Atlas of Tablat,
needs and was therefore abandoned subsequently.
extended by Djurdjura in the East, this large
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capac1ty was reduced With tune. From 1968 to
of
1138 meters. The ram contributions of the
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.
.
1972, a dredg1ng was undertaken and allowed the
Mediterranean supply an important ow that had
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.
dam to recover its initial capac1ty.
to
be controlled by a reservon: The annual
_
precipitations are 836.5 millimeters in average and
Initially, Hamiz dam was to irrigate 22 000
the average contribution is 55 million cubic meters.
hectares of fertile lands of the Mitidja. During the
The annual evaporation reaches 1800 millimeters.
80s, SPIK project was launched by the government
.
,
.
to resolve the drinking water supply problem to
It was in 1852 that the dams construction was
_
_
_
_
..
.
the Alg1ers area towns. Hamm dam, thanks to the
planned. The construction of this rst weight dam
_
_
.
.
construction
of
a
3.2
kilometer gallery, has
was launched in 1869 and completed in 1879. Its
_
_
.
.
therefore allowed the annual transfer of 15 million
height was 38 meters and length 161.7 meters With
_
_
.
f
'11'
b'
t
cubic meters of excess waters from Hannz dam to
.
ion cu
1c me ers.
.
.
.
a dam cap ac1ty O 9 8 m1
Keddara dam. This shows the importance of this
In 1887, ve buttresses were built to contain 3
dam for agriculture and towns in the Algiers area.
cracks. A new buttress was therefore added in 1916
In fact, the dam participates in covering part of the
at the left—hand side shore. The dam was tted with
needs in water to the capital city. It also receives
’
a
ood waters discharge including a lateral
the treated waste waters of the East of Algiers to
'
'
spillway at the right—hand site shore. Until 1933,
increase its stocks. It has become a frequented
,
the construction of — the weight dam upstreani to
leisure and holiday area.
.
the rst dam was undertaken to over—elevate the
_
Dam of Hamiz
HE Eastern Mitidja, including the
old dam by 7 meters and increase its reservoir
,
:
|
Haliz wadi dam and the Réghaia valley,
volume. Serious erosions threatening the dam’s
covers
a
surface
of
220
square
supports
appeared. The initial ood water
*
'
kilometers of fertile lands necessitating
discharge was replaced by a circular discharge
constant watering. It was on Arbatache wadi that
_
allowing the discharge of 600 cubic meters per
‘
became Hamiz wadi that a 50—meter high and 222—
second thanks to an underground gallery.
meter long weight dam was erected. Its capacity is
I
8
1
d
1
_
1
1
_
.
.
.
.
n
194«
,
a
i
ro—e ectr1ca
) ant
was
commis—
21 million cubic meters and the surface of its water
_
_
y
_
_
I_
_
s10ned. La1d out on an irrigation network, it was
area reaches 128 hectares.
'
_
_
_
conSidered as secondary compared to the farnnng
‘
The basin of Hamiz is part of the Atlas of Tablat,
needs and was therefore abandoned subsequently.
extended by Djurdjura in the East, this large
Tl
b
_
f A b t
1
d'
_
d
f
1
.
.
.
.
ie
asm o
r
a ac1e wa
i IS ma
e u
0
mar
.
'
mas51f of the Grand Kabylie. In the South, it 15
d'
t
1
_
}
'f
'lt'
T}l d
_
f
.
.
.
.
se
nnen s,
w ne 1
avors
Si
m
u
.
ie
am s
limited by D3ebel Tamesgu1da that reaches a peak
_
_
_
g
13
'
.
.
.
capac1ty was reduced With tune. From 1968 to
of
1138 meters. The ram contributions of the
_
.
.
1972, a dredg1ng was undertaken and allowed the
Mediterranean supply an important ow that had
_
_
_
_
_
.
dam to recover its initial capac1ty.
to
be controlled by a reservon: The annual
_
precipitations are 836.5 millimeters in average and
Initially, Hamiz dam was to irrigate 22 000
the average contribution is 55 million cubic meters.
hectares of fertile lands of the Mitidja. During the
The annual evaporation reaches 1800 millimeters.
80s, SPIK project was launched by the government
.
,
.
to resolve the drinking water supply problem to
It was in 1852 that the dams construction was
_
_
_
_
..
.
the Alg1ers area towns. Hamm dam, thanks to the
planned. The construction of this rst weight dam
_
_
.
.
construction
of
a
3.2
kilometer gallery, has
was launched in 1869 and completed in 1879. Its
_
_
.
.
therefore allowed the annual transfer of 15 million
height was 38 meters and length 161.7 meters With
_
_
.
f
'11'
b'
t
cubic meters of excess waters from Hannz dam to
.
ion cu
1c me ers.
.
.
.
a dam cap ac1ty O 9 8 m1
Keddara dam. This shows the importance of this
In 1887, ve buttresses were built to contain 3
dam for agriculture and towns in the Algiers area.
cracks. A new buttress was therefore added in 1916
In fact, the dam participates in covering part of the
at the left—hand side shore. The dam was tted with
needs in water to the capital city. It also receives
’
a
ood waters discharge including a lateral
the treated waste waters of the East of Algiers to
'
'
spillway at the right—hand site shore. Until 1933,
increase its stocks. It has become a frequented
,
the construction of — the weight dam upstreani to
leisure and holiday area.
.
the rst dam was undertaken to over—elevate the
_