The study area is located within the western part of Iraq between Latitude\n(32Degree45'0'' - 34Degree0'0'') North and longitude (39Degree30'0'' - 40Degree45'0'') East within\nAnbar Governorate. It covers an area of 4767.423 Km2 with elevation ranges\nfrom 360 to 840 m. The general slope decreases from southwest to northeast.\nFive old dams identified in the study area. The results of SWAT model\nshowed high curve number (70 - 85) indicating low filtration and runoff rate\n(1.2 - 8.2) mm for the period (1994-2014). These dams have catchment areas\nranged between (118.03 - 673.41) km2. They were to be used for agricultural\npurposes. The results according to the Food, Agriculture Organization (FAO)\nstandards for their distance from agricultural areas using a GIS showed that\nall are not suitable except dam number (1). The distance to roads showed that\ndams (1, 4) are highly suitable, (2, 3) are low suitable and dam (5) is not suitable.\nThe average annual quantity of rain water that can be harvested from\nthe 5 dams is about 12.9 million cubic meters.
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