As of January 20, 2025, the filling rate of Tunisian dams attained 31.4%, with a total reserve of about 737.166 million cubic meters, showing a decline of 3.62% compared to the same date in 2024, according to data published by the National Agricultural Observatory on Monday, January 20, 2025.
The Observatory highlighted that the dam reserves mostly come from the northern dams (36.8%), with a volume of 675.092 million cubic meters. Meanwhile, dams in the Cap Bon and central regions registered filling rates of 18.2% with a reserve of 11.266 million cubic meters, and 11.3% with a water reserve of 50.808 million cubic meters, respectively.
The distribution of water reserves in the main northern dams indicates that the largest volume was collected in the Buraq Dam (183.029 million cubic meters), followed by the Sidi Salem Dam (107.021 million cubic meters), the Sijjin Dam (63.605 million cubic meters), the Bouhertma Dam (41.502 million cubic meters), the Jomine Dam (18.542 million cubic meters), and the Siliana Dam (7.178 million cubic meters).
Concerning the central dams, the reserve in the Sidi Saad Dam reached 22.109 million cubic meters, the Bir Masharqa Dam 8.430 million cubic meters, and the Nebhana Dam 4.753 million cubic meters.
The water inflow to the dams for this season amounted to 466.165 million cubic meters, compared to an average of 734.251 million cubic meters, a difference of 268.085 million cubic meters.
According to data from the National Agricultural Observatory, the water inflow to the dams by January 20, 2025, was estimated at 9.010 million cubic meters, with 8.888 million cubic meters in northern dams, 0.080 million cubic meters in central dams, and 0.045 million cubic meters in Cap Bon dams.