Morocco’s national dam filling rate rose to 54% on Jan. 27 as sustained rainfall pushed total water reserves to 9.049 billion cubic meters, nearly doubling year-on-year, according to official data published Tuesday. The current stock compares with 4.667 billion m³ a year earlier, when the filling rate stood at 27.7%, marking a 93.8% increase in stored water over 12 months. At Al Wahda, Morocco’s largest reservoir, storage rose from 2.413 billion m³ to 2.516 billion m³, lifting its filling rate from 68% to 71%. Al Massira, the country’s second‑largest but still far below comfortable levels, rose from 342 million m³ to 361 million m³, nudging its filling rate to 13%. Oued El Makhazine was at 100% filling rate, while Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah hit 99%.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 28, 2026 17:01 UTC