Keddara Dam

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The Keddara Dam, or Barrage Keddara, is an embankment dam 6 km northwest of Keddara on the Boudouaou River in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. Constructed between 1982 and 1987 by Yugoslav company Hidrotehnika, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and municipal use in Algiers which is located 35 km to the west. The dam's reservoir has a capacity of 146,500,000 m³ which is collected from drainage and the Hamiz Dam 7.6 km to the west and the Beni Amrane Dam 17 km to the east. ()

Local name: سد قدارة Opened: 1987 (37 years ago)Length: 1542 ftHeight: 354 ftReservoir area: 2.01 mi²Coordinates: 36°39'2"N, 3°24'58"E

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BoumerdèsAlgeria

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Keddara Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Boudouaou.

5.4 miN
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Boudouaou
137 min walk • Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as L'Alma is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea. Its population in 2008 was 56,398.