Jordan’s dams boosted by 3 million cubic meters in last 24 hours

Jordan’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation/Jordan Valley Authority announced that the country’s dams have stored 3 million cubic meters of rainwater from precipitation and runoff over the past 24 hours.

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The total storage in the kingdom’s 15 main dams has now reached 74 million cubic meters, representing 25.6 percent of their full capacity of 288.128 million cubic meters.

Reservoir levels rise following rainfall

Most regions across Jordan experienced rainfall in recent days, with Amman’s Wadi Al-Seer area recording the highest precipitation at 79.8 mm. Rainfall covered all parts of the country except for Aqaba Governorate.

According to reports, the latest downpours have raised the cumulative rainfall since the start of the wet season to 22.9 percent of Jordan’s long-term annual average, compared to 60.3 percent recorded during the same period last year.

The rainfall has significantly boosted water storage in several dams. Al-Mujib Dam received 1.6 million cubic meters, bringing its total storage to 12.588 million cubic meters, or 51% of its capacity.

Meanwhile, King Talal Dam recorded an inflow of 631,000 cubic meters, increasing its storage to 35.290 million cubic meters, or 52.6 percent of its capacity.

Other dams across the kingdom also saw increased water levels, except for the Wala, Ibn Hamad, and Fidan dams, which did not record any inflows.