Dam of Foum El—Gueiss
UILT on the Northern side of the
Amassif cut off wall in concrete serves as support
Aurès whose peaks reach 2328 meters
upstream to the said layer. An injection wall from
for Chélia and 2321 for Mahmel, Foum—
the
upstream
bottom
gallery ensures
the
El—Gueiss dam is situated at the East of
foundation’s watertightness.
Khenchela and two kilometers from the town of
Ka‘1‘s.
At the right—hand side shore, the dyke is supported
by a concrete massif forming a n abutment. It is a
The
construction
started
in
1932
and
the
real 25m—high weight—dam
commissioning was in 1938. It is one of the most
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beautiful dams of Algeria. Its dyke was over—
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elevated in 2005 to improve mobilization capacities.
s1de shore With
a headrace
channel excavated in the
sandstone mass1f, With a free threshold of 11
Oued El Gueiss crosses the North side of Djebel
passes 7.65 meter wide and two lateral passes of
Aurès to fall into Chott El—Mellah. Its course is 17
3.825
meters
and a headrace channel in the
'
kilometers upstream the dam and one of its
sandstone massif.
_
tr1butar1es, Tarch1ne wadi,
upstream from the dam,
The spillway is designed for a debit of 600 cubic
or1g1nates from DJ€b€l Aid€l mount.
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_
meters per second m a tower at the right hand s1de
The basin reaches
156
square kilometers. The
of the head upstream to the provisory diversion
precipitations annual average
is 467 millimeters.
gallery where the reception and emptying system
The hydrology has a torrential character with an
is located.
average
Of
1600
meters. _At
altitude, the
Initially created for a reservoir of 2.5 million cubic
p ers1stence
Of
snows
unt11 Ap r11 allows good
meters, this dam had to be over—elevated in 2005
'
contribution.
following its silting up, which created an additional
The average
annual debit of Gueiss wadi is 10.15
reservoir… In spite of this, this piece of work is still
million
cubic
meters
with
average
annual
subject to the risks of silting up.
contributions Of 180 million CUbIC meters per
This dam still supplies water to Kaïs and irrigates
annum.
the plain of Remila.
The dam is made up
if a 2 meter
and 250
Foum—El—Gueiss is still there, standing up, ready to
meter long rock dy ke. A re1nforced concrete layer
serve in spite of climate and weather hardships.
.
upstream
watertightness.
Part1ally
'
founded on sandstones and partially on schist, a
500m—thick
slab
was
necessary
between
the
foundation and the rock massif.
'
:
51
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UILT on the Northern side of the
Amassif cut off wall in concrete serves as support
Aurès whose peaks reach 2328 meters
upstream to the said layer. An injection wall from
for Chélia and 2321 for Mahmel, Foum—
the
upstream
bottom
gallery ensures
the
El—Gueiss dam is situated at the East of
foundation’s watertightness.
Khenchela and two kilometers from the town of
Ka‘1‘s.
At the right—hand side shore, the dyke is supported
by a concrete massif forming a n abutment. It is a
The
construction
started
in
1932
and
the
real 25m—high weight—dam
commissioning was in 1938. It is one of the most
Th
d'
h _
f
d
_
1
__
_1 _}
d
beautiful dams of Algeria. Its dyke was over—
_
e
ISC
a1 ge
0
00
“ ate1s ls at t1e 11g
1an
elevated in 2005 to improve mobilization capacities.
s1de shore With
a headrace
channel excavated in the
sandstone mass1f, With a free threshold of 11
Oued El Gueiss crosses the North side of Djebel
passes 7.65 meter wide and two lateral passes of
Aurès to fall into Chott El—Mellah. Its course is 17
3.825
meters
and a headrace channel in the
'
kilometers upstream the dam and one of its
sandstone massif.
_
tr1butar1es, Tarch1ne wadi,
upstream from the dam,
The spillway is designed for a debit of 600 cubic
or1g1nates from DJ€b€l Aid€l mount.
_
_
meters per second m a tower at the right hand s1de
The basin reaches
156
square kilometers. The
of the head upstream to the provisory diversion
precipitations annual average
is 467 millimeters.
gallery where the reception and emptying system
The hydrology has a torrential character with an
is located.
average
Of
1600
meters. _At
altitude, the
Initially created for a reservoir of 2.5 million cubic
p ers1stence
Of
snows
unt11 Ap r11 allows good
meters, this dam had to be over—elevated in 2005
'
contribution.
following its silting up, which created an additional
The average
annual debit of Gueiss wadi is 10.15
reservoir… In spite of this, this piece of work is still
million
cubic
meters
with
average
annual
subject to the risks of silting up.
contributions Of 180 million CUbIC meters per
This dam still supplies water to Kaïs and irrigates
annum.
the plain of Remila.
The dam is made up
if a 2 meter
and 250
Foum—El—Gueiss is still there, standing up, ready to
meter long rock dy ke. A re1nforced concrete layer
serve in spite of climate and weather hardships.
.
upstream
watertightness.
Part1ally
'
founded on sandstones and partially on schist, a
500m—thick
slab
was
necessary
between
the
foundation and the rock massif.
'
:
51
_
-