Wadi Zikt

Wadi Zikt consists of the confluence of the lower reaches of the Wadi Wurayah and a number of other watercourses. The Wadi Zikt dam is also known as the Al Rahib dam.[1] It is one of many dams built in the country for storing fresh water.[2] The dam was completed in 1992 or shortly after.[3] The dam retains about three million cubic metres of floodwater.[2]:266 The main purpose of the dam is not the direct supply of water. Rather, it is used to recharge groundwater by infiltration so that wells continue to function.[2]:267

Wadi Zikt
Wadi Zikt
Coordinates: 25°31′N 56°19′E
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateFujairah

The small settlement of Zikt is nearby.[4] A notable local navigational landmark (now removed) for many years was a crashed Piper aircraft on the Khor Fakkan-Dibba road (the E 99).[5]

See also

References
  1. Spreadsheet for dams in the UAE linked from Dams: Geo-reference database" Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, retrieved and archived 28 September 2018
  2. Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation in West Asia, p. 260, United Nations Environment Program, 2001 ISBN 9280718118.
  3. Joint Publications Research Service, JPRS Report: Near East & South Asia, iss. 92003, p. 73, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1992 OCLC 227870668
  4. Valleys and Dams, p. 16, Fujairah Municipality, 1998 OCLC 1042270381
  5. Asha Bhatia, Notion Press, 2016 ISBN 1946280046.
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