LOCAL APPLICATION OF THE TECHNIQUE SUNKEN DAMS 13

LOCAL APPLICATION OF THE TECHNIQUE

Technique: SUNKEN DAMS Local name: Saoura Wadi- Touat and Gourara Site: Saoura Wadi- Touat and Gourara Location Click the globe to see the techinique on Google Map Continent: Africa Country: Algeria Site: Saoura Wadi- Touat and Gourara Coordinates: Lat: 24.90 Long: 1.87 Description of the local variant of the technique The dams along the Soura wadi have the function of blocking the flow underground and surface water to produce crops placed on the side of the riverbed. In times of flood and when there is on the surface a course of water flows, these are routed to the lateral terraces (A), allowing for irrigation by gravity at an altitude higher than the natural water flow (B), so without the necessity of lifting equipment . In times of aridity, moisture is retained in the subsoil and the water is tapped to come out at the foot of the dams (C). Survival prospects Preserved and functional  Images Deepening TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE DATA Technique SUNKEN DAMS Icon Cathegory C - Water management Identification code C13a Other Local applications of the technique RELATED TECHNIQUES C1 DIVERSION SYSTEMS ON A LARGE SCALE AND USE OF FLOODS C13c ROCKER ARMS WELLS B10 TECHNIQUE OF SOIL IRRIGATION B1 TERRACING SYSTEMS E6b WADI OASES G13 WATER CORPORATION AND HYDRAULIC LAW Author: IPOGEA, www.ipogea.org Other authors: Reference: