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Dam of Hammam Grouz
AMMAM Grouz dam is located in the
The main piece of work is a 4«9.5—metyer high, Q17—
H* wilaya (province) of Mila, 1.5 kilometer
meter wide weight dam. The oodwater discharge
south of the town of Oued Athmania
and the amortizing basin are combined in the
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and 45 kilometers South—West—South of
dam’s body. The spillway, with a capacity of 44 150
Constantine.
cubic meters per second, lies on about half of the
It is upstream to a gorge chiseled by Rhumel wadi
dam.
in the cretaceous hmestone that forms Djebel
Two sloped lateral channels direct water to a
Grouz. Before its construction, the national road
downstream central amortizing basin.
went along the gorge
to cross the left—hand side
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_
basin.
The reception pipes as well as the bottom
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emptying are in the concrete in the dam’s body,
At
200
meters
downstream
from
the
site,
extending until a valve control room at the dam’s
_
traditional hot springs perpetuate old customs.
bottom left—hand side shore. A layer ensures the
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_
_
watertightness of the basin upstream to the dam.
Its s1te is made up of cretaceous hmestone that
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.
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_
As this layer is made out of clay, a conc1 ete wall
forms a convenient foundation for concrete weight
had therefore to be built.
dam. The dyke’s foundations are formed by clay at
the right—hand side shore at 800 meters East—
Hammam Grouz dam construction was completed
South—East of the main dam’s site. As far as the
in 1987, which created a 46 million cubic meter
basin is concerned, it is covered with a natural
reservoir and enabled the control of 15.77 million
carpet of recent watertight Miocene sediments
cubic meter per year
destined to meet the needs in
and above all with hmestone clay. The basin’s
drinking water supply for Constantine whilst
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surface at the dam’s site reaches 1 130 square
irrigating the neighboring farms.
kilometers With average
annual p
recip
itat10ns Of
Its maintenance requires permanent operations as
millimeters.
Rhumel
wadr average
the karstic nature of
the soil often leads to
contributions to the dam’s site are 45 million cubic
vortexes
with considerable clearing of stored
meters.
waters.
The development is made up of the dam and a 8.5meter high backll dyke built East of the main
,
dam.
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Dam of Hammam Grouz
AMMAM Grouz dam is located in the
The main piece of work is a 4«9.5—metyer high, Q17—
H* wilaya (province) of Mila, 1.5 kilometer
meter wide weight dam. The oodwater discharge
south of the town of Oued Athmania
and the amortizing basin are combined in the
"
and 45 kilometers South—West—South of
dam’s body. The spillway, with a capacity of 44 150
Constantine.
cubic meters per second, lies on about half of the
It is upstream to a gorge chiseled by Rhumel wadi
dam.
in the cretaceous hmestone that forms Djebel
Two sloped lateral channels direct water to a
Grouz. Before its construction, the national road
downstream central amortizing basin.
went along the gorge
to cross the left—hand side
_
_
basin.
The reception pipes as well as the bottom
'
emptying are in the concrete in the dam’s body,
At
200
meters
downstream
from
the
site,
extending until a valve control room at the dam’s
_
traditional hot springs perpetuate old customs.
bottom left—hand side shore. A layer ensures the
_
_
_
watertightness of the basin upstream to the dam.
Its s1te is made up of cretaceous hmestone that
.
.
_
_
_
_
As this layer is made out of clay, a conc1 ete wall
forms a convenient foundation for concrete weight
had therefore to be built.
dam. The dyke’s foundations are formed by clay at
the right—hand side shore at 800 meters East—
Hammam Grouz dam construction was completed
South—East of the main dam’s site. As far as the
in 1987, which created a 46 million cubic meter
basin is concerned, it is covered with a natural
reservoir and enabled the control of 15.77 million
carpet of recent watertight Miocene sediments
cubic meter per year
destined to meet the needs in
and above all with hmestone clay. The basin’s
drinking water supply for Constantine whilst
'
surface at the dam’s site reaches 1 130 square
irrigating the neighboring farms.
kilometers With average
annual p
recip
itat10ns Of
Its maintenance requires permanent operations as
millimeters.
Rhumel
wadr average
the karstic nature of
the soil often leads to
contributions to the dam’s site are 45 million cubic
vortexes
with considerable clearing of stored
meters.
waters.
The development is made up of the dam and a 8.5meter high backll dyke built East of the main
,
dam.
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