Al Massira Dam
Dam and hydroelectric scheme, 2.76 km3 reservoir at design, 2.65 km3 as currently published; supplies about 97,000 ha of the Doukkala irrigation scheme in Morocco.
Operational
The record
- Country
- Morocco
- Location
- Settat
- Coordinates
- 32.458, -7.587
- Technology
- Dam and hydroelectric scheme
- Capacity
- 2.76 km3 reservoir at design, 2.65 km3 as currently published; supplies about 97,000 ha of the Doukkala irrigation scheme
- Capital cost
- —
- Stage
- Operational
- Owner or client
- Ministère de l'Équipement et de l'Eau; Agence du Bassin Hydraulique de l'Oum Er Rbia
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- Agence du Bassin Hydraulique de l'Oum Er Rbia
- Finance
- —
- Award or start year
- 1979
- Commissioned
- 1979
Record last checked 2026-09-18.
History
- 1979-01
Commissioned
- 2025-07
Storage fell to 3.9% of capacity
- 2026-07
Refilled to 41.3% after heavy rain
Sources
5 references
Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.
- Structurae, Barrage d'Al Massira. structurae.net.
- Concrete gravity dam on the Oum Er Rbia, 82 m high, 390 m crest, 354,000 m3 of concrete, completed 1979, coordinates 32 deg 28' 31.97" N 7 deg 38' 15.03" W. Le360, De 3,9% a 41,3%: comment le barrage Al Massira a decuple son stock en un an (Jul 2026). fr.le360.ma.
- Second largest dam in Morocco, 2,650 Mm3 capacity, 1,094 Mm3 stored at 41.3% on 24 July 2026, supplies southern Casablanca, Marrakech, Settat, Berrechid, Sidi Bennour, Youssoufia and Benguerir plus about 97,000 ha in the Doukkala.
- EcoActu, Un siecle d'histoire graphique de nos barrages (Feb 2026). ecoactu.ma.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
Lists Al Massira 1979 at 2,760 Mm3.