Gavoshan Dam and
Conveyance Tunnel
Client:
Gharb Regional
Water Authority
Contractors:
Water Resources
Development Jihad, Paymab
Location:
45 km south of Sanandaj in
Kordestan Province
1- Storage and conveyance
about 189 MCM of water from
Sirvan basin to Karkheh
basin for irrigating 31,000
ha of agricultural lands in
Kordestan and Kermanshah
provinces by means of a
20-km conveyance tunnel.
2- Supplying 63 MCM drinking
water to Kermanshah city
3- Generating electrical
energy
Dam, HPP & Conveyance Tunnel Features:
|
Dam type |
Rockfill with clay core |
|
Dam height |
123 m |
|
Crest length |
620 m |
|
Dam body volume |
10 million cubic meters
|
|
Reservoir volume |
550 MCM |
|
Tunnel length |
20 Km |
|
Tunnel Diameter |
4-5.8 m |
|
Power plant installed
capacity |
11 MW |
|
Construction Period |
1992-2004 |
|
Foundation |
Limestone |
|
