| Bin el Ouidane Dam | |
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| Official name | Barrage Bin el Ouidane |
| Country | Morocco |
| Location | Beni Mellal |
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| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1949 |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Owner(s) | Office National de L'Electricite (ONE) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch |
| Height | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Length | 290 m (951 ft) |
| Volume | 365,000 m3 (477,402 cu yd) |
| Impounds | El Abid River |
| Reservoir | |
| Capacity | 1,500,000,000 m3 (1,216,070 acre·ft) |
| Catchment area | 6,400 km2 (2,471 sq mi) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 1953 |
| Turbines | 3 x 45 MW |
| Installed capacity | 135 MW[1] |
| Annual generation | 287 GWh |
The Bin el Ouidane Dam is an arch dam located 28 km (17 mi) south of Beni Mellal on the El Abid River in Azilal Province, Morocco. Constructed between 1949 and 1953, the purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. Its 135 MW power station produces an average of 287 GWh annually and water from the reservoir helps irrigate 69,500 ha (171,738 acres) in the Beni Moussa and Tadla plains.[2]