AMMAN — The Ministry of Water announced on
Saturday that recent rainfall has raised the country's precipitation to 55
percent of its annual average of 8.1 billion cubic meters, accounting for 69
percent of the rainfall volume in 2022.
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The recent rainfall saw an influx of
1.6 million cubic meters being channeled into Jordan's
dams, according to a
ministry statement, carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra. This bought the
total storage to 88.5 million cubic meters or 31.5 percent of their total
capacity which amounts to 280,760 million cubic meters,
According to the statement,
King Talal Dam received 831,000 cubic meters of water, increasing its storage to
29.4 million cubic meters at 44 percent. The Wihdeh Dam received 410,000 cubic
meters, bringing its storage to 8.4 percent. Wadi Shuaib Dam received 139,000
cubic meters, raising its storage to 90.6 percent, and 112,000 cubic meters
were channeled into
Wala Dam in Madaba, increasing its storage to 34 percent.
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