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List of dams in Saudi Arabia

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This is a list of dams in Saudi Arabia. As of 2014 there are 482 dams in country across all regions with total capacities of 2.08 Billion cubic meters.[1] This list includes a part of these dams.

Riyadh Region

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Mecca Region

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Madina Region

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'Asir Region

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Jazan Region

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  • Baish dam[1]
  • Jizan dam

Najran Region

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  • Wadi Najran Dam.[3]

Al-Baha Region

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Obaid, R. R. (2015). Seasonal-Water Dams: A Great Potential for Hydropower Generation in Saudi Arabia. Archived 2018-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Int. J. of Sustainable Water and Environmental Systems, 7(1), 1-7.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Team, GeoNetwork (2007-02-07). "GeoNetwork opensource portal to spatial data and information". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.