Radah Dam

Coordinates: 19°41′47″N 42°29′15″E / 19.69639°N 42.48750°E / 19.69639; 42.48750
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Radah dam
Radah Dam is located in Saudi Arabia
Radah Dam
Location of Radah dam in Saudi Arabia
CountrySaudi Arabia
LocationAsir
Coordinates19°41′47″N 42°29′15″E / 19.69639°N 42.48750°E / 19.69639; 42.48750
PurposeOther
Opening date1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Owner(s)Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia)

The Radah dam (also known as the Aradah dam) is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 1987 and located in Asir region.[1][2] Water supplied by rainfall is the primary source of this dam.[3] This dam is one of 43 dams in Asir region with a total storage of 358.81 million cubic meters, 17 of which are used for drinking purposes.[4]

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  1. ^ Team, GeoNetwork (2007-02-07). "GeoNetwork opensource portal to spatial data and information". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ "Middle East Dams | Syria | Armenia". Scribd. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. ^ ŞEN, Z., & Al-Suba'i, K. (2002). Hydrological considerations for dam siting in arid regions: a Saudi Arabian study. Hydrological sciences journal, 47(2), 173-186.
  4. ^ Chowdhury, S., & Al-Zahrani, M. (2015). Characterizing water resources and trends of sector wise water consumptions in Saudi Arabia. Journal of King Saud University-Engineering Sciences, 27(1), 68-82.