Morocco’s dams were 74.33% full as of Saturday, nearly double the 38.71% recorded on June 20 last year, according to data from the Ministry of Equipment and Water.
Reservoirs held a combined 12.66 billion cubic metres of water out of total normal capacity of 17.03 billion cubic metres, following heavy rainfall and snowfall across the country.
The recovery was uneven but extended to several basins that had faced severe water stress during recent drought years.
Tensift recorded the highest filling rate at 93.07%, holding 189.09 million cubic metres, compared with 55.76% a year earlier.
Loukkos followed at 88.87%, while Sebou, Morocco’s largest strategic water basin, stood at 87.20% with 4.68 billion cubic metres stored. Al Wahda dam alone reached 88.60%.
Bouregreg recorded a filling rate of 86.95%, with reserves of 1.28 billion cubic metres.
The sharpest recovery came in Oum Er-Rbia, where the filling rate climbed to 64.75% from only 11.70% in June 2025. The basin now holds more than 3.2 billion cubic metres.
Moulouya rose to 66.34% from 39.77%, while Souss-Massa reached 53.06% and Ziz-Guir-Rheris stood at 49.66%.
Draa-Oued Noun remained the weakest-performing major basin, with a filling rate of 38.59% and reserves of about 404.5 million cubic metres.
The figures ease immediate pressure on drinking-water supplies and irrigation, although regional disparities remain.
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