Boukhroufa Dam Project

PROJECT NAME : Boukhroufa Dam Project
LOCATION : El Tarf / ALGERIA
TYPE OF WORK : Earth fill dam with central clay core
RESERVOIR VOLUME : 125.000.000 m³
HEIGHT FROM
FOUNDATION : 87 m

DESCRIPTION
Boukhroufa Dam is under construction by Nurol Construction Co. at the El Tarf province of Algeria. It is located on the Boukhroufa Stream, 9 km south of the city of Bouteldja, in order to provide 125 hm3 of irrigation water for agricultural lands in the region. The dam is a clay core earth fill dam and it will be 87 m high from the foundation. Once completed, its reservoir will have a 125.000.000 m3 storage capacity. Project’s scope include 2.200.000 m3 excavation, 4.800.000 m3 fill, 82.000 m3 concrete and 2.800 tons of steel.
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