Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources
Water Data Banks Project
Entry from Directory of Selected Jordanian Water-related Publications
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| TITLE: | Feasibility Study for the Raising of King Talal Dam |
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| AUTHORS: | Harza Overseas Engineering Company (Consulting Engineers) |
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| PAGES: | 204 |
| PUBLICATION DATE: | November 1981 |
| LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION: | English |
| ABSTRACT: | A reconnaissance study conducted in 1980 in order to assess the potential for additional storage development on the Zarqa River concluded that raising of the King Talal Dam by 9.5 meters would be technically and economically viable and preferable over the construction of a second dam. The benefits would stem primarily from additional irrigation in the Jordan Valley and generation of hydroelectric energy. The scope of this feasibility study covered the following:- 1. Development of plans for the raising of the King Talal Reservoir to the maximum possible level from a technical as well as an economic viewpoint in order to regulate the inflows, to minimize losses through spillage which in the flood season of 1979-1980 amounted to 80 million cubic meters, as well as to limit the effect of reservoir sedimentation which rapidly reduces the available active reservoir storage. 2. Study the technical and economic feasibility of diverting water from the Qa’Khanna depression to the Zarqa River basin water instead of having it lost by evaporation. |
| ADDRESSES FROM WHICH THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED: | Ministry of Planning / Documentation Section Amman - Jordan Jordan Valley Authority / The Library Amman - Jordan Harza Overseas Engineering Company (Consulting Engineers) Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 - 4288 |
| AVAILABILITY OF REPORT: | Available |
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