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Toker Dam is the largest dam in Eritrea. Construction was begun in 1997 and completed in 2001, despite having to be halted for a few months in 1998 when Ethiopia and Eritrea were at war. Its primary designer was Natural Resources Consulting Engineers from Colorado, USA. Furthermore, NRCE Inc., was the primary consultant on the project. The construction contractor was Keagnam of South Korea. The project was designed to provide modern and effective service to the City of Asmara and neighboring villages. It further provides safe drinking water for the local population. The dam is a roller compacted concrete dam., and one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa at the time. The dam is 73 metres tall.. The reservoir can hold 13 million cubic metres of water. Its overall value is $44 million. == Sources == McCornick, P.G. Grabow, G.,Hicks, C., Todaro, S.A. 1997. The Toker River water supply project in Eritrea. International Journal on Hydropower and Dams.. Volume 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 55–58 * (NRCE Inc., ) * (List of RCC Projects ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toker Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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