The Mohamed V Dam is an arch-gravity dam located south of Zaio on the Moulouya River in Oujda-Angad Province, Morocco. The primary purpose of the dam is supplying water for the irrigation of downstream. Water is also used for hydroelectric power production and water supply to the city of Nador. The dam is named after Mohammed V of Morocco. The dam's reservoir and wetlands were designated as a Ramsar site in 2005.
See also
Al Massira Dam – another Ramsar site in Morocco
List of power stations in Morocco
References
Dams completed in 1967
Energy infrastructure completed in 1967
Dams in Morocco
Arch-gravity dams
Hydroelectric power stations in Morocco
Ramsar sites in Morocco
Buildings and structures in Oriental (Morocco) 20th-century architecture in Morocco