Wadi Zikt consists of the confluence of the lower reaches of the Wadi Wurayah and a number of other watercourses.
Wadi Zikt | |
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  Wadi Zikt | |
| Coordinates: 25°31′N 56°19′E / 25.517°N 56.317°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Fujairah |
The Wadi Zikt dam is also known as the Al Rahib dam.[1] It is one of many dams built in the country for storing fresh water.[2] The dam was completed in 1992 or shortly after.[3] The dam retains about three million cubic metres of floodwater.[2]: 266 The main purpose of the dam is not the direct supply of water, rather, it is used to recharge groundwater by infiltration so that wells continue to function.[2]: 267
The small settlement of Zikt is nearby.[4]
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- ^ Spreadsheet for dams in the UAE linked from Dams: Geo-reference database" Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, retrieved and archived 28 September 2018
- ^ a b c Sourcebook of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation in West Asia, p. 260, United Nations Environment Program, 2001 ISBN 9280718118.
- ^ Joint Publications Research Service, JPRS Report: Near East & South Asia, iss. 92003, p. 73, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1992 OCLC 227870668
- ^ Valleys and Dams, p. 16, Fujairah Municipality, 1998 OCLC 1042270381