Morocco's dam water reserves exceed 13 billion cubic meters

Dam water reserves have nearly doubled in one year due to cumulative rainfall since the start of the season, bringing Moroccan dams to more comfortable filling levels and enhancing the country's water security before summer. Northern basins are nearing saturation, with Loukkos at 92.7% and Bouregreg at 92.4%, notably supported by the Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah dam, crucial for Rabat's drinking water. The Sebou basin, the country's largest, reached 87.5%, storing over 4.6 billion cubic meters.

The Tensift basin is among the best performing at 96.1%, while Moulouya in the east reached 73.2%. The Oum Er-Rbia basin progressed to 63.3%, though some infrastructure like Al Massira remains at 34%. In the south, the situation is more varied: Souss-Massa is at 56.3%, Guir-Ziz-Rhéris at 54.2%, and Drâa-Oued Noun at 40.1%, showing lower levels despite gradual improvement.

Morocco's annual water potential is estimated at 140 billion cubic meters, mainly from rainfall. Mobilizable natural water resources are nearly 22 billion cubic meters per year, comprising about 18 billion cubic meters of surface water and nearly 4 billion cubic meters of groundwater. The Sebou basin has the largest groundwater volumes at approximately 1,110 million cubic meters per year, followed by Moulouya 586 million cubic meters and Tensift 528 million cubic meters.

Oum Er-Rbia records about 512 million cubic meters, and Sous