Karkheh
Dam
and
Hydropower
Plant
Client:
Iran
Water
and
Power
Development
Co.
Contractors:
Sepasad,
Farab
and
Nyrpars
Location:
25
km
west
of
Andimeshk
in
Khuzestan
Province
1-
Supply
and
regulate
about
5.6
billion
cubic
meters
of
water
for
irrigating
220,000
ha
of
agricultural
lands
of
Pay-e-Pole,
Hamidieh,
Ghodss
and
Azadegan
plains,
as
well
as
100,000
ha
of
Dasht-e-Abbas
Plain
by
means
of a
6.1
km
conveyance
tunnel.
2- Flood
Control
3-
Generating
934 GWh/yr
electrical
energy
Dam & Power
Plant Features:
|
Dam type |
Earthfill with clay core
|
|
Dam height |
127 m |
|
Crest length |
3030 m |
|
Dam body volume |
32 MCM |
|
Reservoir volume |
5.57 billion cubic meters
|
|
Power plant installed
capacity |
3×133 MW |
|
Construction Period |
1995-2001 |
|
Foundation |
Conglomerate- Mudstone |
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