Foum Gleita Dam
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| File:Foum Gleita Mauritania.jpg
Downstream face of the arch dam
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Location of Foum Gleita Dam in Mauritania
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| Country | Mauritania |
| Location | Foum Gleita |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1988 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch |
| Impounds | Gorgol River |
| Height | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 500,000,000 m3 (410,000 acre·ft) |
The Foum Gleita Dam is an arch dam on the Gorgol River near Foum Gleita in the Gorgol Region of Mauritania. The dam was completed in 1988 with the primary purpose of supplying water for the irrigation of up to 4,000 ha (9,900 acres) of crops.[1][2]
