The Oued El Makhazine dam hit full capacity on Monday, bringing to four the number of dams in Northern Morocco that have reached a 100% filling rate, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Equipment and Water.
Sustained rainfall in recent weeks has significantly replenished water reserves, with the Oued El Makhazine, Charif Al Idrissi, Chefchaouen, and Nakhla dams now at maximum storage levels, the General Directorate of Hydraulic Engineering reported.
Total water storage across the main reservoirs under the Loukkos Watershed Agency (ABHL) has climbed to 1.17 billion cubic meters (m³), representing an average filling rate of 61.38%.
The Oued El Makhazine dam, the region’s largest, now holds 672.86 million m³, followed by the Charif Al Idrissi dam with 121.65 million m³, the Chefchaouen dam with 12.24 million m³, and the Nakhla dam with 4.21 million m³.
Several other reservoirs are nearing capacity, with four surpassing the 50% threshold, namely Tangier-Mediterranean Dam: 15.27 million m³ (69.33%), Smir Dam: 30.28 million m³ (77.74%), Kharroub Dam: 103.63 million m³ (54.91%), and Moulay El Hassan Ben El Mehdi Dam: 12.02 million m³ (51.31%).
Meanwhile, five other dams remain below 50% capacity, including Ibn Battouta Dam: 14.14 million m³ (48.53%), Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim Al Khattabi Dam: 4.17 million m³ (35.37%), Joumoua Dam: 1.28 million m³ (24.82%), Dar Khrofa Dam: 111.66 million m³ (23.25%), and 9 Avril Dam: 69.25 million m³ (23.08%)
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