Arid Lands Newsletter (link)No. 52, November/December 2002
Special issue: Selected papers from the IALC Conference:
Assessing Capabilities of Soil and Water Resources in Drylands:
The Role of Information Retrieval and Dissemination Technologies
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Brooks-Tayaa: Sidebar 3. Traditional water detention and diversion practices in Morocco

Water diversions are traditional methods of using flash flood water to irrigate local crops in the drier parts of Morocco. These systems are well adapted to the local conditions and are used to irrigate areas close to or within the watercourse. In Morocco, more than 165,000 hectares are irrigated using these traditional water diversion practices. Three types of these water diversions are described below:

Modern technology has been introduced into flood diversions, but is largely inspired from the traditional practices. With reinforcement, these structures provide better control of the diverted floods and protect the structure itself.

(Tayaa 2001)

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