Wadi Kaam Dam

The Wadi Kaam Dam is an embankment dam located on Wadi Kaam, 22 km (14 mi) west of Zliten in Misrata District, Libya. Completed in 1979, the primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation.^[2]

Wadi Kaam Dam
Location of Wadi Kaam Dam in Libya
Country	Libya
Location	Zliten
Coordinates	32°24′34″N 14°20′27″E
Status	Operational
Opening date	1979
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Wadi Kaam
Height	50 m (164 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	111,000,000 m3 (89,989 acre⋅ft)[1]
Surface area	13 km2 (5 sq mi)

The dam was designed and built by Energoprojekt Hidroinženjering, a subsidiary of the Yugoslavian engineering company Energoprojekt, under the supervision of Chief Engineer Stojan J. Čanović.