Multilateral Working Group on Water Resources
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Entry from Directory of Selected Jordanian Water-related Publications
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| TITLE: | Desert Dams |
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| AUTHORS: | Canadian International Development Agency |
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| PAGES: | (Two Volumes) 213 |
| PUBLICATION DATE: | 1989 |
| LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION: | English |
| ABSTRACT: | Feasibility study and preliminary designs were prepared for five sites in the desert areas of Jordan for the construction of small storage dams to be used primarily for the recharge of groundwater and storage of flood waters for irrigation and other uses. The proposed sites were Siwaga, Jurdana, Abu Safat, Rajil and Errattam. Hydrological and Meteorological data from stations in the study areas formed the database for the Hydrological feasibility study of the sites. Flood studies were also performed to establish risk parameters for the dams. Extensive field investigations were performed at each site in order to gather the geological and geotechnical information necessary for designing the dam and spillway structures. Investigations included geotechnical boreholes, test pits, geological mapping, and geophysical surveying. Soil and rock samples were taken from the boreholes, and permeability tests were performed in them. Topographic surveying was done to precisely position the dam axes and to map the reservoirs for volume calculations. |
| ADDRESSES FROM WHICH THE REPORT CAN BE OBTAINED: | Ministry of Planning / Documentation Section Amman - Jordan Water Authority of Jordan / The Library Amman - Jordan Canadian International Development Agency |
| AVAILABILITY OF REPORT: | Available |
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