Chabrouh Dam

The Faraya-Chabrouh Dam (commonly referred to as the Chabrouh Dam) is a high-altitude bituminous face rockfill dam (BFRD) situated on the Wadi Chabrouh torrent in the upper reaches of the Keserwan District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. Located at an elevation of approximately 1,600 meters above sea level and roughly 40 kilometers northeast of the capital city of Beirut, the civil engineering asset serves as a critical infrastructure node in managing Lebanon's asymmetric seasonal water resources. Inaugurated in 2007, the dam represents the second-largest reservoir facility in Lebanon. It was specifically engineered to capture seasonal alpine snowmelt and high-altitude precipitation during the winter and spring cycles, conserving water to mitigate severe municipal and agricultural deficits during the arid summer and autumn months. The reservoir provides treated potable water to an estimated 250,000 residents across the Keserwan region, balancing water security against complex regional hydrogeological and environmental challenges.

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