Dam of Zit Emba
IT Emba dam, 47—meter high and 64«0—
the tie—in section with the berm, the valve
2
meter long, was built two kilometers
chambers and the return channel.
upstream to the town of Bekouche
Th
h
_
Lakh dar on lil—Hammam wa di in the
e
eadrace channel, whose total
length is 226
wilaya (province) of Skikda.
meters, goes
through the
center then
into the wad1’s bed. The dam’s basin is situated in
It is worth reminding that this region has a dual
the limits of the average course of El—Hammam
purpose: industrial but above all agricultural. In
wadi and its left—hand side tributary from Mouggar
fact, it is one of the most beautiful farming plains
wadi.
where tomato is a queen. All this plain is irrigated
_
_
_
.
.
The structure and dimenSions of the wadi ensure
in
the framework of a per1meter of about 7000
t
t k'
d'
_
d
t
_
f
.
wa er— a
in
,
1vers10n
an
em
in
rom
ie
hectares by Zit Emba dam.
g
p y
g
dam.
The dam’s site is situated some ve kilometers
.
.
The tower connects to the entry gate of the tunnel
higher than the conuent of Emmeksel wadi and
_
,
.
.
and includes three structure elements. In other
Kebir wadi.
,
.
.
’
'
respects, the water discharge
includes a headrace
The basin’s surface is 485 square kilometers, it is
channel, the spillway, the hollow with “ski jumping
compact, triangular and its average height is 376
and the 4«24«—meter long and 30—meter wide leak
meters.
.
channel.
Zit Emba dam is an earth—made dam, laying on a
It is necessary
to say that the dam’s basin is located
dislocated complex of ysch (detrital where
in El—Hammam wadi on the territories of two
sandstone and schist dominate) and grinded
wilayas, Skikda and Guelma.
'
'
f the
.
.
.
.
lim€5tone rocks, covered on some _SÎCÜIÎDS_O Tl
With a capac1ty of 117 million cubic meters and
,
.
ie
.
.
.
.
.
bottom
area by fragments
Of uv1a a
uv1af El
'
average
annual contributions of 50 million cubic
dam is located H_1
the average coursî
0
meters, the dam largely covers the additional needs
Hammam wadi, at .1tS
outfa_ll from the r0cdydpart
0
in supplying drinking water to Skikda and its
the Fetzara valley … a tecton1c relief ero e area.
towns and good irrigation of the rich plains of Ben
All Zit El—Emba dam’s water—taking piece of work
Azzouz and Azzaba.
includes: the headrace channel, the taking tower,
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91
_
IT Emba dam, 47—meter high and 64«0—
the tie—in section with the berm, the valve
2
meter long, was built two kilometers
chambers and the return channel.
upstream to the town of Bekouche
Th
h
_
Lakh dar on lil—Hammam wa di in the
e
eadrace channel, whose total
length is 226
wilaya (province) of Skikda.
meters, goes
through the
center then
into the wad1’s bed. The dam’s basin is situated in
It is worth reminding that this region has a dual
the limits of the average course of El—Hammam
purpose: industrial but above all agricultural. In
wadi and its left—hand side tributary from Mouggar
fact, it is one of the most beautiful farming plains
wadi.
where tomato is a queen. All this plain is irrigated
_
_
_
.
.
The structure and dimenSions of the wadi ensure
in
the framework of a per1meter of about 7000
t
t k'
d'
_
d
t
_
f
.
wa er— a
in
,
1vers10n
an
em
in
rom
ie
hectares by Zit Emba dam.
g
p y
g
dam.
The dam’s site is situated some ve kilometers
.
.
The tower connects to the entry gate of the tunnel
higher than the conuent of Emmeksel wadi and
_
,
.
.
and includes three structure elements. In other
Kebir wadi.
,
.
.
’
'
respects, the water discharge
includes a headrace
The basin’s surface is 485 square kilometers, it is
channel, the spillway, the hollow with “ski jumping
compact, triangular and its average height is 376
and the 4«24«—meter long and 30—meter wide leak
meters.
.
channel.
Zit Emba dam is an earth—made dam, laying on a
It is necessary
to say that the dam’s basin is located
dislocated complex of ysch (detrital where
in El—Hammam wadi on the territories of two
sandstone and schist dominate) and grinded
wilayas, Skikda and Guelma.
'
'
f the
.
.
.
.
lim€5tone rocks, covered on some _SÎCÜIÎDS_O Tl
With a capac1ty of 117 million cubic meters and
,
.
ie
.
.
.
.
.
bottom
area by fragments
Of uv1a a
uv1af El
'
average
annual contributions of 50 million cubic
dam is located H_1
the average coursî
0
meters, the dam largely covers the additional needs
Hammam wadi, at .1tS
outfa_ll from the r0cdydpart
0
in supplying drinking water to Skikda and its
the Fetzara valley … a tecton1c relief ero e area.
towns and good irrigation of the rich plains of Ben
All Zit El—Emba dam’s water—taking piece of work
Azzouz and Azzaba.
includes: the headrace channel, the taking tower,
-
91
_