Morocco’s national dam fill rate dropped to 35.3 percent as of Monday, 4 August, down from nearly 50 percent in mid-April, according to data from the water ministry.
The country now holds just under 6 billion cubic meters of water across a total storage capacity of 16.76 billion, raising fears of heightened water stress amid ongoing summer heatwaves.
Four major river basins have fallen below the critical 30 percent threshold: Oum Er-Rbia (10.7 percent), Souss-Massa (18.8 percent), Moulouya (29.1 percent), and Drâa–Oued Noun (29.4 percent). These zones are among the most vulnerable to agricultural and rural water shortages.
Northern basins such as Bouregreg (63 percent), Loukkos (53.7 percent), Guir-Ziz-Rheris (50.5 percent), and Tensift (44 percent) remain relatively stable, partly due to inter-basin transfer projects launched last year.
The latest figures reflect a decline of over 2 percentage points since late June, despite winter and spring rains, and underline growing concerns over chronic hydric stress.
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