Sidi Salem Dam

{{Short description|Dam in Tunisia}}

{{Infobox dam

| name = Sidi Salem Dam

| name_official = Barrage Sidi Salem

| image = Barage sidi salem.JPG

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| location_map = Tunisia

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| coordinates = {{coord|36|35|26|N|9|23|49|E|type:landmark_region:TN|display=inline,title}}

| country = Tunisia

| location = Testour

| status = O

| construction_began = 1977

| opening = 1981

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| dam_type = Embankment

| dam_height = {{Convert|73|m|abbr=on}}

| dam_height_thalweg =

| dam_height_foundation=

| dam_length = {{Convert|345|m|abbr=on}}

| dam_width_crest = {{Convert|9.5|m||abbr=on}}

| dam_width_base =

| dam_volume = {{Convert|4500000|m3|abbr=on}}

| dam_elevation_crest =

| dam_crosses = Medjerda River

| spillway_count =

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| spillway_capacity = {{Convert|4300|m3/s|abbr=on}}

| res_name =

| res_capacity_total = {{Convert|650|e6m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on|lk=out}}

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| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|75|m|abbr=on}} avg.

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| plant_capacity = {{convert|12|MW|abbr=on}}

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The Sidi Salem Dam is the largest embankment dam in Tunisia located {{Convert|6|km}} northwest of Testour on the Medjerda River in Béja Governorate, Tunisia. Constructed between 1977 and 1981, the dams supplies water for irrigation and supports a {{convert|12|MW}} power station.{{cite web |title=Sidi Salem |url=http://www.hidrotehnika.rs/en/tunisie/sidi-salem/|publisher=Hidrotehnika-Hidroenergetika |accessdate=22 August 2011}}