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Published on 2024-03-31 23:12:00
According to the bulletin from the Ministry of Equipment and Water on the daily situation of dams in Morocco, the average filling rate of dams has reached, as of Sunday, March 31, 28.94% compared to 34% on the same day last year.
These spring rains have been largely beneficial for the dams, with six now having a filling rate of 100%, while 17 others have seen their water stocks exceed 50%.
Significant increases were recorded in the Northern region which experienced important precipitation from Friday evening to Saturday night.
The Nakhla, Chefchaouen, and Acharif Al Idrissi dams are all currently filled to 100%. The Oued El Makhazine dam has a filling rate of 82.1%, with a volume of 551.20 million m³.
The Smir dam is at 83.59%. Dams in the Sebou Basin also have high filling levels: Bouhouda Dam: 100%, Allal El Fassi Dam: 94.18%, Garde Sebou Dam: 85.31%, and Michlifen Dam: 57.32%.
In the Tensift Basin, the Yacoub Mansour dam has a filling rate of 85.88%, nearly reaching last year’s level of 89%.
It should be noted that the total filling level reached its lowest point on February 9, at 22.85%, before slightly improving due to the precipitation recorded in March. In two months, water reserves have seen a slight increase, raising hopes of alleviating the severity of the water stress experienced in the Kingdom.
Today, with a dam filling rate of 28.94%, Morocco is approaching the level recorded in 2023, with a water stock of 34.7%, totaling 5,605.98 million m³. If spring rains continue, Morocco can expect significant water retention in its dams, after a long period of drought marked by water shortages.
It is worth noting that the General Directorate of Meteorology was forecasting locally heavy thunderstorms on Sunday in the Tanger region, the plains north of El-Jadida, the Rif, the Saiss, the Middle Atlas, and the western Mediterranean coast. Rain or showers are expected in the rest of the Northern regions, the Central regions, the High and Anti-Atlas, and the Northern Oriental regions.
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