Jizan Dam

Jizan Dam
Location of Jizan Dam in Saudi Arabia
Country	Saudi Arabia
Location	Abu `Arish, Jizan Province
Coordinates	17°02′57″N 42°57′27″E
Purpose	Irrigation, flood control
Status	Operational
Opening date	1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Construction cost	US$11 million
Owner(s)	Ministry of Water and Electricity
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Wadi Jizan
Height	35 m (115 ft)
Length	316 m (1,037 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Jizan Reservoir
Total capacity	51,000,000 m^3 (41,000 acre⋅ft)

The Jizan Dam, also spelled Jazan, is a gravity dam on Wadi Jizan about 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Abu `Arish in Jizan Province of southwest Saudi Arabia. It has several purpose to include irrigation and flood control. Located in a desert, the dam collects run-off and stores it for periodic releases downstream. Water released from the dam is distributed by two diversion dams downstream for the irrigation of 8,000 ha (20,000 acres) of land. Crops grown include sorghum with eucalyptus and tamarisk grown for anti-desertification.^[1] The dam was completed in 1970 and is owned by the Ministry of Water and Electricity.^[2]

See also

• List of dams in Saudi Arabia

References

1. "Back to the Highlands". Saudi Aramco World. September–October 1980. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
2. Alhamid, Abdulaziz A. (2004). "Achievements of the custodian of the two holy mosques in water sector, PSIPW" (PDF). King Saud University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2014.