Table 4: Main information on the major dams in Jordan (JVA open files).
|
Dam name & Year of construction |
Designed Storage MCM |
Real Storage m3 |
Dead storage m3 |
Sediments m3 |
% of sediments |
Annual sed. Rate |
Catchment km2 |
Lake Area km2 |
PPT mm/year |
|
Al-Wehdah, 2006 |
110 |
106,362,891 |
3,637,109 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
5590 |
3.75 |
350 |
|
Wadi Al-Arab; 1986 |
16.8 |
16,789,000 |
3,200,000 |
2,900,000 |
17.2% |
0.44 |
262 |
0.8 |
350 |
|
Ziglab 1967 |
3.9 |
3,964,300 |
NA |
335,700 |
8.6% |
0.15 |
106 |
0.3 |
150 |
|
Kufranjah, 2016 |
7.8 |
7,800,000 |
420,305 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
99 |
NA |
NA |
|
King Talal, 1977 |
75 |
67,003,900 |
NA |
18,000,000 |
24% |
0.52 |
3700 |
4.8 |
250 |
|
Al-Karamah, 1997 |
55 |
55,000,000 |
55,000 |
2,000,000 |
3.6% |
0.0005 |
62 |
5 |
150 |
|
Wadi Shueib, 1969 |
1.7 |
1,254,959 |
423,294 |
900,000 |
52.9% |
0.98 |
178 |
0.3 |
300 |
|
Al-Kafrain, 1967 |
8.5 |
8,452,287 |
45,063 |
1,900,000 |
22.4% |
0.4 |
163 |
0.8 |
300 |
|
Zarqa’ Ma’in, 2017 |
2 |
2,000,000 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
182 |
0.14 |
200 |
|
Al-Wala, 2002 |
25.3 |
25,105,134 |
422,844 |
4,600,000 |
18.2% |
0.87 |
1770 |
0.86 |
200 |
|
Al-Mujib, 2003 |
29.8 |
24,718,788 |
3,774,160 |
6,500,000 |
21.8% |
1.09 |
4380 |
1.6 |
200 |
|
Al-Tannur, 2001 |
14.7 |
14,308,400 |
500,000 |
2,500,000 |
17% |
0.77 |
2160 |
0.84 |
250 |
|
Al-Lajjon, 2015 |
1 |
1,000,000 |
67,494 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
46 |
0.13 |
215 |
|
Al-Karak, 2017 |
2 |
2,000,000 |
93,964 |
139,982 |
7% |
1.17 |
170 |
0.194 |
NA |