Rabat – Morocco’s dams have received large amounts of water following the recent rainfall across the country. According to data from the Ministry of Equipment and Water, water inflows reached 1.34 billion cubic meters, while 80.2 million cubic meters were released into the sea.
As of Monday, the overall dam filling rate in Morocco stands at 38%, with available water resources estimated at 6.37 billion cubic meters.
The ministry said that all river basins in Morocco recorded significant water inflows in recent weeks. Since September 1, total water inflows have reached 1.77 billion cubic meters.
Notably, inflows recorded since December 12 alone amounted to 1.34 billion cubic meters, representing about 76% of the total inflows registered since the start of the water season.
During the same period, some water was discharged into the sea to manage dam levels. Since December 12, the total volume released has reached 80.2 million cubic meters, which represents only 5.9% of the total water received by dams.
The Sebou basin recorded the highest volume of discharged water, with 29.1 million cubic meters, followed by the Oum Er-Rbia basin with 26.5 million cubic meters. The Loukkos basin released 9.7 million cubic meters, while Tensift discharged 7.5 million cubic meters.
Smaller volumes were recorded in other basins. Souss-Massa released 3.5 million cubic meters, Bouregreg 3 million cubic meters, and Moulouya 0.9 million cubic meters.
The recent rains have helped improve water reserves and offer some relief in the wake of ongoing concerns over water scarcity in the country.
The country has seen unusually heavy rain and snowfall in recent weeks, with some areas experiencing flash floods, which led to human and material losses in some cases, including in Safi.
In addition, several schools suspended classes because of the unstable weather conditions.
