Sidi Salem Dam

Dam in Tunisia
Dam in Testour
36°35′26″N 9°23′49″E / 36.59056°N 9.39694°E / 36.59056; 9.39694StatusOperationalConstruction began1977Opening date1981Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankmentImpoundsMedjerda RiverHeight73 m (240 ft)Length345 m (1,132 ft)Width (crest)9.5 m (31 ft)Dam volume4,500,000 m3 (160,000,000 cu ft)Spillway capacity4,300 m3/s (150,000 cu ft/s)ReservoirTotal capacity650×10^6 m3 (526,964 acre⋅ft)Power StationHydraulic head75 m (246 ft) avg.Installed capacity12 MW (16,000 hp)

The Sidi Salem Dam is the largest embankment dam in Tunisia located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northwest of Testour on the Medjerda River in Béja Governorate, Tunisia. Constructed between 1977 and 1981, the dams supplies water for irrigation and supports a 12 megawatts (16,000 hp) power station.[1]

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  1. ^ "Sidi Salem". Hidrotehnika-Hidroenergetika. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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