Abstract
This paper describes a feasibility stage geotechnical evaluation carried out at the Karameh dam site. The 45 m high, 2,150 m long dam will be built across the Wadi Mallaha on Quaternary lacustrine deposits and store fresh water from the King Abdullah Canal. A confined highly saline aquifer was identified at a depth of 25 m, the saline groundwater migrating naturally through the Lisan Formation. Stability analysis of the foundation indicates that the slopes are just stable under dry conditions and may become unstable under wet conditions. The most important problem is the presence of the active main Jordan Valley Fault crossing both the dam body and reservoir.
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