Bin el Ouidane Dam

The Bin el Ouidane Dam is an arch dam located south of Beni Mellal on the El Abid River in Azilal Province, Morocco. Designed by Coyne et Bellier and constructed between 1949 and 1953, the purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. Its 135MW power station produces an average of annually and water from the reservoir helps irrigate 69500ha in the Beni Moussa and Tadla plains.