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Qaraoun topographic map
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Qaraoun
The development activity near the village, consequent to land area the Qaraoun village transferred for building of the El Qaraoun Dam in the middle reaches of the Litani River, which created an artificial lake (33°34′11.63″N 35°41′51.18″E / 33.5698972°N 35.6975500°E / 33.5698972; 35.6975500) with water spread area of 1190 ha (the largest body of freshwater in Lebanon). The dam, which created the artificial lake or reservoir, is the largest dam built in Lebanon for multipurpose uses of hydropower generation (190 MW), irrigation (28,500 ha) and drinking water supply. It is a concrete-faced rockfill dam (CFRD) of 61 m height built with crest level at EL 801 m with a dam length of 1090 m, over karstic limestone formations. The reservoir has a storage capacity of 220 million cubic metres at maximum pond elevation of 858 m.
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Name: Qaraoun topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Qaraoun, Western Beqaa District, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon (33.52324 35.68039 33.60324 35.76039)
Average elevation: 3,369 ft
Minimum elevation: 2,582 ft
Maximum elevation: 4,931 ft
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Shouf Cedar Biosphere Reserve Limit
Precipitation in the watershed is the source of both surface streamflow and groundwater. The major portion of this occurs as rain. Snowfall often occurs at the upper elevations but snow seldom persists more than a few days and disappears before the end of the rainy season. Normally snow has little overall…
Average elevation: 3,215 ft
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