Meraldene Dam

Meraldene Dam
Meraldene Dam
Official nameBarrage Meraldene
CountryAlgeria
LocationMeraldene, Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Kabylia
Coordinates36°42′46″N 3°32′49″E / 36.7126657°N 3.5469341°E / 36.7126657; 3.5469341
Construction began24 May 2011
Opening date26 February 1913
Built byAuguste Schneider
Designed byHenri Chauzy
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill clay core
ImpoundsMeraldene River

The Meraldene Dam, or Barrage Meraldene, is an embankment dam on the Meraldene River, located at 3 km (2 mi) southwest of Thénia in Boumerdès Province within Kabylia in Algeria.

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