Wadi Mejenin Dam
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Location of Wadi Mejenin Dam in Libya
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| Country | Libya |
| Location | Tripoli |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Wadi Mejenin |
| Height | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 58,000,000 m3 (47,021 acre·ft)[1] |
| Surface area | 6 km2 (2 sq mi) |
The Wadi Mejenin Dam is an embankment dam located on Wadi Mejenin, 64 km (40 mi) south of Tripoli in the Jabal al Gharbi District of Libya. Completed in 1972, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation and flood control.[2]
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