The Ministry of Water and Irrigation / Jordan Valley Authority has reported that the recent rains, which concentrated in the eastern and southern regions, resulted in the storage of 8 million cubic meters of water in dams and desert pits from rainfall and flowing valleys during the recent weather depression.
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This brings the total storage in the 15 main dams to 95 million cubic meters, representing 33% of their total capacity of 288,128 million cubic meters.
The ministry highlighted that the highest amounts of water entered the dams, with the most significant being at Wadi Mujib Dam, which received 4.5 million cubic meters, reaching a total storage of 18 million cubic meters, equivalent to 74% of its capacity. The Wala Dam received 2.5 million cubic meters, raising its total to 4.4 million cubic meters, which represents 17% of its capacity. Meanwhile, the Wahidi Dam in Ma'an stored 750,000 cubic meters.
The remaining amount was distributed across various desert pits and dams, with the exception of Zarqa Ma'in/Madaba.
