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The Wadi Al-Arab reservoir has been fed since 1986 in addition to the precipitation from the runoff of Wadi Al-Arab coming from the East Wadi Zahar from the South as well as partial pumping from the Yarmouk River.
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Kraushaar, S. (2016). Qualitative Effects of Sediments on the Wadi Al-Arab Reservoir. In: Soil Erosion and Sediment Flux in Northern Jordan. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31888-2_4
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