Project Highlights
| Sector | water and energy | |
| Country | Algeria | |
| Location | Taksebt | |
| Progress | completed | |
| Construction | from 1993; to: 2001 |
Description
The Taksebt Dam offers an example of a project to collect and carry drinking water. It is an earth dam with a clay core protected by filtering elements and drains, the dam stands 75 metres tall with a peak of 482 metres and boasts a reservoir with a capacity of 175,000,000 m3 of water. In order to allow for perfect water-tightness, the clay core was built directly on intact rock lying under the alluviums.
The works also included a diversion tunnel (which drains approximately 1,250 m3 of water per second), an intake tower with four intake points at various levels, a spillway (maximum flow rate of 2,500m3/sec), various drainage tunnels and a control system to check the dam’s safety.