Tags: Dam.
The Wadi Qattara Dam also referred to as Gattara or Al-Qattarah is a clay-fill embankment dam located on Wadi Al-Qattara 33 km (21 mi) east of Benghazi in Libya. Together with a secondary dam located 10 km (6 mi) downstream at 31°59′43″N 20°20′04″E and seven drop structures the scheme was constructed after floods damaged the Benghazi area in 1938 and 1954. They were also constructed for irrigation water supply. Construction of the dams began in 1968 and was completed in 1971.