King Talal Dam

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King Talal Dam is a major multipurpose dam in Jordan that provides irrigation water, supports agriculture, and helps regulate water resources in the Zarqa River basin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
embankment dam
associatedWithCity Amman NERFINISHED
Zarqa NERFINISHED
basinCountry Jordan NERFINISHED
catchmentArea Zarqa River catchment
constructionMaterial earthfill
rockfill
constructionStartDate 1971
country Jordan
hasEnvironmentalIssue eutrophication risk
pollution from upstream urban and industrial sources
water quality concerns
hasSpillway yes
height approximately 106 meters
isMajorInfrastructureFor Jordan’s irrigation sector
Jordan’s water security
length approximately 375 meters
locatedIn Zarqa River basin NERFINISHED
north-central Jordan NERFINISHED
locatedNear Balqa Governorate NERFINISHED
Jerash Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Zarqa River NERFINISHED
namedAfter King Talal of Jordan NERFINISHED
namedForTitle King
openingDate 1977
operator Jordan Valley Authority NERFINISHED
owner Government of Jordan NERFINISHED
partOf Jordan’s national water resources system
purpose agricultural water supply
flood control
irrigation
municipal water supply
water regulation
regionServed Jordan Valley NERFINISHED
Zarqa River basin NERFINISHED
reservoirName King Talal Reservoir NERFINISHED
reservoirSurfaceArea approximately 2.5 square kilometers
reservoirTotalCapacity approximately 75 million cubic meters
status in operation
supportsActivity irrigated agriculture in the Jordan Valley
reuse of treated wastewater
usedFor blending treated wastewater with freshwater
supplying irrigation schemes downstream
waterSource Zarqa River flows
treated wastewater from Amman and Zarqa

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Zarqa River hasDam King Talal Dam