Talvar Storage Dam is located in about 7 km southwest of the Village Hassan Teymoor around the City of Bijar located in Kurdistan Province. It has been constructed on the River Talvar flowing in Ghezel Uzan Basin.

Feasibility studies of Talvar Storage Dam were performed by Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineering Co. in 1996. The construction works of the river diversion tunnels were commenced in the same year by Ferguson Co. Then, construction activities of the dam and appurtenant structures were started by Stratus Co. in 2002.

• Irrigation of the downstream and upstream plains
• Supply drinking water for the city of Hamadan

Storage of over 500 million cubic meters of irrigation and drinking water supplied for the city of Hamadan

Dam Type	Rock Fill with Clay Core
Dam Height From Foundation (M)	88
Crest Length (M)	532
Crest Width (M)	12
Dam Body Volume (M3)	4,300,000
Reservoir Total Volume (MCM)	500
Reservoir Useful Volume (MCM)	407
Mean Annual River Discharge (M3/ sec.)	9.52
Spillway Type	Free
Spillway Discharge Capacity (M3/ sec)	737
Diversion System Type	Tunnel
Number of Diversion Tunnels	2
Length of Diversion System (M)	1240
Diversion System Discharge Capacity (M3/ sec.)	170