Morocco’s Dams Reach 65.74% Capacity, More Than Double Last Year

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orocco’s dams held 11,193 million cubic meters on November 9, a fill rate of 65.74%, according to the daily bulletin of the Ministry of Equipment, Water and Forests. On the same day in 2025, the rate stood at 30.93%.

Five of the nine basins are above 70%. The Bouregreg leads at 76.84%, ahead of the Tensift, the Sebou, the Loukkos and the Moulouya. Al Wahda, the country’s largest dam, holds 2,613 million cubic meters on its own and is 75.69% full.

The sharpest recovery is in the Oum Er-Rbia basin, at 59.07% against 8.67% a year earlier. Its main reservoir, Al Massira, still stands at 41.44%.

The south is rising without catching up with the rest of the country. The Souss-Massa basin is at 46.09%, up from 16.35% last year, and the Draa-Oued Noun at 38.82%, up from 28.29%.

Photo: Anass Sedrati, CC BY-SA 4.0.

References:

Ministère de l’Équipement, de l’Eau et des Forêts - Situation journalière des barrages (9 novembre 2026)

Aujourd’hui le Maroc - Les réserves globales ont plus que doublé en une année (9 novembre 2026)