| Jizan Dam | |
| Location Map: | Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates: | 17.0492°N 42.9575°W |
| Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| Location: | Abu `Arish, Jizan Province |
| Purpose: | Irrigation, flood control |
| Status: | O |
| Cost: | US$11 million |
| Owner: | Ministry of Water and Electricity |
| Dam Type: | Gravity |
| Dam Crosses: | Wadi Jizan |
| Dam Length: | 316m (1,037feet) |
| Dam Height: | 35m (115feet) |
| Res Name: | Jizan Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 51000000m2 |
The Jizan Dam, also spelled Jazan, is a gravity dam on Wadi Jizan about 16km (10miles) northeast of Abu `Arish in Jizan Province of southwest Saudi Arabia. It has several purpose to include irrigation and flood control. Located in a desert, the dam collects run-off and stores it for periodic releases downstream. Water released from the dam is distributed by two diversion dams downstream for the irrigation of 8000ha of land. Crops grown include sorghum with eucalyptus and tamarisk grown for anti-desertification.[1] The dam was completed in 1970 and is owned by the Ministry of Water and Electricity.[2]