Recent rainfall has significantly improved water levels in the dams of the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima region. According to the General Directorate of Water, total reserves have surpassed 904 million cubic meters, reaching an overall fill rate of 47.33%, compared to 44.67% just a few days earlier.
Between March 8 and 11, these hydraulic infrastructures received an estimated 50.95 million cubic meters of water, a substantial increase attributed to the heavy rains that affected several prefectures and provinces in the region.
Some dams have now reached particularly high levels. Five of them exceed 70% capacity, including Oued El Makhazine Dam, which stands at 72.82%, holding 490 million cubic meters of water. Acharif Al Idrissi Dam has reached 82.99%, followed by Chefchaouen Dam, which is nearly full at 98.39%, Smir Dam at 74.85%, and Nakhla Dam at 82.95%.
Other hydraulic structures show moderate fill rates, ranging between 30% and 70%. These include Tanger Méditerranée Dam at 65.41%, El Kharroub Dam at 50.37%, Ibn Battouta Dam at 38.6%, and Moulay El Hassan Ben El Mahdi Dam at 46.35%.
However, some dams remain at critically low levels. 9 Avril Dam stands at 20.88%, holding 62.64 million cubic meters. Dar Khrofa Dam has a level of 14.76%, while Abdelkrim Al Khattabi Dam is at 25.04%, and Joumoua Dam records the lowest rate at 10.95%.
While these rains have provided much-needed relief to the region’s water reserves, the situation remains uneven across different basins. Water resource management continues to be a challenge, particularly for under-capacity dams that will require further precipitation to reach optimal levels.
