Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources
Water Data Banks Project
Entry from Directory of Selected Jordanian Water-related Publications
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| TITLE: | Jordan Valley Irrigation Project (Stage II - Technical and Economic Feasibility of the Al-Wehda Dam Project) |
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| AUTHORS: | Harza Engineering Company (Consulting Engineers) |
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| PAGES: | 190 |
| PUBLICATION DATE: | 1988 |
| LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION: | English |
| ABSTRACT: | The Jordan Valley Irrigation Project was conceived to maximize the contribution of the land and the water resources of the East Jordan Valley to the economy of Jordan. Stage II of the project was concerned primarily with control and regulation of the Yarmouk River, which is Jordan’s largest river, and the introduction to modern high-efficiency irrigation methods and agricultural techniques on a total of 21,750 hectares of land in the Jordan Valley. The major components of the project included the Maqarin Dam and Reservoir on the Yarmouk River, including power facilities, downstream diversion facilities near Adasiyeh, the rehabilitation and extension of the existing East Ghor Main Canal on the east bank of the Jordan River, the conversion of 11,930 hectares from an open-distribution to a closed-distribution system, and the development of 9,820 hectares of presently non- irrigated lands. |
| ADDRESSES FROM WHICH THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED: | Ministry of Planning / Documentation Section Amman - Jordan Harza Engineering Company (Consulting Engineers) Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 - 4288 |
| AVAILABILITY OF REPORT: | Available |
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