Wadi Wishka Dam

Wadi Wishka Dam
Wadi Wishka Dam
	Location of Wadi Wishka Dam in Libya
Country	Libya
Location	Sokna
Coordinates	28°49′56″N 15°37′24″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	2004
Opening date	2006
Construction cost	US$5 million
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Wadi Wishka
Height	25 m (82 ft)
Length	160 m (525 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	82,000 m3 (66 acre⋅ft)[1]

The Wadi Wishka Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam located on Wadi Wishka, 29 km (18 mi) southwest of Sokna in the Fezzan region of Libya. The primary purpose of the dam is flood control and water.[2] Construction on the dam began in 2004 and it was completed in 2006 at a cost of US$5 million.[3]

References

"The Great Man-made River Project". Al Nahr Engineering Limited. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
"Wadi Wishka Dam, Libya". Aurecon. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
"National Investment Brief" (PDF). High-Level Conference on: Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change. December 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

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[1] "The Great Man-made River Project". Al Nahr Engineering Limited. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

[2] "Wadi Wishka Dam, Libya". Aurecon. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

[3] "National Investment Brief" (PDF). High-Level Conference on: Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa: the Challenges of Climate Change. December 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2011.