Dam of Bouroumi
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OUROUMI dam is situated on the
return of debit for irrigation in the old temporary
B territory of the wilaya of Blida. On
diversion gallery
Bouroumi
wadi
60
kilometers
B
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ourounn
am
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Southeast of Alg1ers. The piece of
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a
dottom empîymg
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.
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e u
0
a s
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r
work was bu1lt to supply dr1nk1ng water to
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eve ope
slope “ ay
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att1e
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ft‘tï‘.
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Hammam Righa and Boumedfa, to 1rr1gate the
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væa e1
bovxe1
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.
.
180131‘
e ca
ac1t
1s
160 c
t
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‘
.
West of the Mltldjâ and recently to transfer Ghr1b
Tl
%
%
y
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u
îcfme ?
S
plei 1Î1œoln
.
.
.
.
.
ie two
oo
waters1 ent1ca
reet1*es
t
'
—
water for add1t10nal contribution for Alg1ers. The
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1
u Ip
.
.
shaped discharges are located upstream to the dam
reserv01r created by the dam has a useful capac1ty
_
.
.
.
.
at the left hand s1de shore.
of 188 million cub1c meters, allow1ng the annual
CODÎI"O1 Of 7 million CllbiC meters. The piece Of
The circular threshold is followed by a messenger
work was commissioned in 1985.
and a return safety catch with ski jumping. The
.
.
.
.
maximum debit from each dischar e is 4400 cubic
This dam, built in homogenous earth With clayey
-
g
.
.
.
meters per second.
core, is featured by a r1dge Width of 10 meters
lying on & length of 340 meters with a height Of
Bouroumi, inter—connected to all the dams located
98 meters on foundation.
in the Algiers area since the drought of 2002 has
.
.
become a master iece in su
1 7in
drinkin ' water
The piece of work has a series of drainage and
_
_
_
p
_
pp )
g
_
g
.
.
'
.
.
.
.
to Alg1ers and its adjacent towns With, of course,
IH_]€CtIOH galleries extended by horizontal galleries,
_
_
,
.
.
'
the Taksebt and Keddara. ln fact, With this system,
at the dam s r1dge, a lower part is connected by a
_
_
_
_
.
.
the capital City is nally secured in terms of
horizontal gallery extendmg to each shore as well
_
_
_
_
.
.
dr1nk1ng and industrial water.
as two horizontal access galleries.
.
.
Thanks to recent additional works, this dam
The construction was marked by a large slide that
_
_
.
.
‘
.
.
bene01ates
from
new
and
cons1derable
occurred in the right hand s1de shore during the
_
_
_
_
.
.
.
.
contributions from diversmns transfcrred from
excavat10ns.
The geotechmcal conditions have
_
_
_
_
.
.
Harb1]
and
Chiffa.
Its
Site,
in
a
wooded
therefore required several types of watert1ghtness
_
mounta1nous
area,
has developed an adequate
measures.
_
‘
enwromnent for the fauna and flora.
A receivin
section, made u
of
three
arts
_
_
_
_
_
..
g
p
p
.
Many animal spec1es live around it making
sheltered in the tower sloped to the left—hand Side
_
_
_
_
_
'
'
Bourounn a hunnd area where many migrant birds
'
'
shore, is placed at the top of the old temporary
1_
.
1ve.
diversion. They are tted With valves to allow the
_
_
97
.
__—————__———
“ ?
OUROUMI dam is situated on the
return of debit for irrigation in the old temporary
B territory of the wilaya of Blida. On
diversion gallery
Bouroumi
wadi
60
kilometers
B
_
d
_
f
d
_
1
b
_
=
*
.
.
ourounn
am
5
tt
'
'
'
Southeast of Alg1ers. The piece of
d
f
11_
1
e
d“
a
dottom empîymg
.
.
.
ma
e u
0
a s
,
r
work was bu1lt to supply dr1nk1ng water to
}
î _
ay
eve ope
slope “ ay
.
..
att1e
aSisot
ft‘tï‘.
'
Hammam Righa and Boumedfa, to 1rr1gate the
d'
1
_
re
væa e1
bovxe1
.
.
.
.
180131‘
e ca
ac1t
1s
160 c
t
‘
‘
.
West of the Mltldjâ and recently to transfer Ghr1b
Tl
%
%
y
'd
u
îcfme ?
S
plei 1Î1œoln
.
.
.
.
.
ie two
oo
waters1 ent1ca
reet1*es
t
'
—
water for add1t10nal contribution for Alg1ers. The
_
1
u Ip
.
.
shaped discharges are located upstream to the dam
reserv01r created by the dam has a useful capac1ty
_
.
.
.
.
at the left hand s1de shore.
of 188 million cub1c meters, allow1ng the annual
CODÎI"O1 Of 7 million CllbiC meters. The piece Of
The circular threshold is followed by a messenger
work was commissioned in 1985.
and a return safety catch with ski jumping. The
.
.
.
.
maximum debit from each dischar e is 4400 cubic
This dam, built in homogenous earth With clayey
-
g
.
.
.
meters per second.
core, is featured by a r1dge Width of 10 meters
lying on & length of 340 meters with a height Of
Bouroumi, inter—connected to all the dams located
98 meters on foundation.
in the Algiers area since the drought of 2002 has
.
.
become a master iece in su
1 7in
drinkin ' water
The piece of work has a series of drainage and
_
_
_
p
_
pp )
g
_
g
.
.
'
.
.
.
.
to Alg1ers and its adjacent towns With, of course,
IH_]€CtIOH galleries extended by horizontal galleries,
_
_
,
.
.
'
the Taksebt and Keddara. ln fact, With this system,
at the dam s r1dge, a lower part is connected by a
_
_
_
_
.
.
the capital City is nally secured in terms of
horizontal gallery extendmg to each shore as well
_
_
_
_
.
.
dr1nk1ng and industrial water.
as two horizontal access galleries.
.
.
Thanks to recent additional works, this dam
The construction was marked by a large slide that
_
_
.
.
‘
.
.
bene01ates
from
new
and
cons1derable
occurred in the right hand s1de shore during the
_
_
_
_
.
.
.
.
contributions from diversmns transfcrred from
excavat10ns.
The geotechmcal conditions have
_
_
_
_
.
.
Harb1]
and
Chiffa.
Its
Site,
in
a
wooded
therefore required several types of watert1ghtness
_
mounta1nous
area,
has developed an adequate
measures.
_
‘
enwromnent for the fauna and flora.
A receivin
section, made u
of
three
arts
_
_
_
_
_
..
g
p
p
.
Many animal spec1es live around it making
sheltered in the tower sloped to the left—hand Side
_
_
_
_
_
'
'
Bourounn a hunnd area where many migrant birds
'
'
shore, is placed at the top of the old temporary
1_
.
1ve.
diversion. They are tted With valves to allow the
_
_
97
.