Morocco’s dams reached a national filling rate of 70.6% on Feb. 16 after a new surge in water reserves driven by heavy winter rainfall, official data showed. Al Wahda, Morocco’s biggest dam, increased to 3.30 billion m³ from 3.12 billion, pushing its filling rate from 88% to 93%. Idriss I rose to 1.07 billion m³, reaching 94%, while Bin El Ouidane gained 153 million m³ to stand at 772 million m³, raising its rate to 63%. Dar Khrofa moved from 413 million m³ to 472 million, now 98% full. At Oued El Makhazine, cumulative inflows hit 1.46 billion m³, including 1.03 billion m³ in the past 15 days, forcing significant releases.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 17, 2026 15:43 UTC