Meraldene Dam
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| Meraldene Dam | |
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 Meraldene Dam | |
| Official name | Barrage Meraldene |
| Country | Algeria |
| Location | Meraldene, Thénia, Boumerdès Province, Kabylia |
| Coordinates | 36°42′46″N 3°32′49″E / 36.7126657°N 3.5469341°E |
| Construction began | 24 May 2011 |
| Opening date | 26 February 1913 |
| Built by | Auguste Schneider |
| Designed by | Henri Chauzy |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill clay core |
| Impounds | Meraldene 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.[1][2]
Construction
[edit]The design of this project was entrusted to the engineer-architect, Henri Chauzy, who had his office in Algiers.[3][4]
The project for the realization of this hydraulic structure was approved on 24 May 1911 in order to carry out the water supply of the Meraldene River as well as the construction of the dam itself.[5][6]
Auguste Schneider, a contractor based in Thénia at the time, carried out the work on this dam until its final acceptance.[7][8] The dam was approved for use on 26 February 1913 by the city of Thénia and its railway station.[9]
Indeed, this city created in 1872 required for its growth and economic development that there be a significant supply of fresh water, often difficult to achieve through wells and natural water sources.[10]
Gallery
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "amenagements hydro-electriques,barrage sur oued-bourdine,menerville;http". //alger-roi.fr. 1913-12-03. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ <%= titre.contenu.description%> (1913-03-12). "L'Echo d'Alger : journal républicain du matin | 1913-03-12" (in French). Gallica. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "Le Journal général des travaux publics et du bâtiment : Organe du Syndicat des entrepreneurs de travaux publics de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie". 16 October 1934.
- ^ "Les Travaux ["puis" nord-africains] : Organe des travaux publics et particuliers en Algérie, en Tunisie et au Maroc... ["puis" Bâtiment, travaux publics, architecture...] / Publié par M. Émile Carret". January 1911.
- ^ <%= titre.contenu.description%> (January 1911). "Les Travaux ["puis" nord-africains] : organe des travaux publics et particuliers en Algérie, en Tunisie et au Maroc... ["puis" Bâtiment, travaux publics, architecture...] / publié par M. Émile Carret | 1911-01-01" (in French). Gallica. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ "L'Echo d'Alger : Journal républicain du matin". 11 May 1914.
- ^ "Journal général de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie : Affiches algériennes et tunisiennes : Organe de la propriété foncière et des intérêts économiques". March 1923.
- ^ "Le Journal général des travaux publics et du bâtiment : Organe du Syndicat des entrepreneurs de travaux publics de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie". 19 January 1928.
- ^ <%= titre.contenu.description%> (1911-05-07). "Journal général de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie : affiches algériennes et tunisiennes : organe de la propriété foncière et des intérêts économiques... | 1911-05-07" (in French). Gallica. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ <%= titre.contenu.description%> (1911-05-10). "Les Nouvelles : journal quotidien du soir | 1911-05-10" (in French). Gallica. Retrieved 2021-02-01.