Radah Dam

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Radah dam
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Location of Radah dam in Saudi Arabia
Country Saudi Arabia
Location Asir
Coordinates 19°41′47″N42°29′15″E / 19.69639°N 42.48750°E / 19.69639; 42.48750 Coordinates: 19°41′47″N42°29′15″E / 19.69639°N 42.48750°E / 19.69639; 42.48750
PurposeOther
Opening date1987;35 years ago (1987)
Owner(s) Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)

The Radah dam (also known as the Aradah dam) is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1987 and located in Asir region. [1] [2] Water supplied by rainfall is the primary source of this dam. [3] This dam is one of 43 dams in Asir region with a total storage of 358.81 million cubic meters, 17 of which are used for drinking purposes. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Team, GeoNetwork (2007-02-07). "GeoNetwork opensource portal to spatial data and information". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ↑ "Middle East Dams | Syria | Armenia". Scribd. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. ↑ ŞEN, Z., & Al-Suba'i, K. (2002). Hydrological considerations for dam siting in arid regions: a Saudi Arabian study. Hydrological sciences journal, 47(2), 173-186.
  4. ↑ Chowdhury, S., & Al-Zahrani, M. (2015). Characterizing water resources and trends of sector wise water consumptions in Saudi Arabia. Journal of King Saud University-Engineering Sciences, 27(1), 68-82.


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