Shahid Abbaspour dam edit
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Shahid Abbaspour dam
Official name Shahid Abbaspour Dam
Impounds Karun River
Locale Khuzestan-Iran
Maintained by Iran Water & Power Resources Development Co.
Length 380 m
Height 200 m1
Opening date 19762
Reservoir information
Capacity 3,139 million m31
Surface area 54.8 km²1
Geographical Data
Coordinates 32°07′N 49°37′E / 32.117, 49.617Coordinates: 32°07′N 49°37′E / 32.117, 49.617

Shahid Abbaspour dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Karun river in the province of Khuzestan, Iran.

Shahid Abbaspour 8 power generators, with the capacity of 2000 MW (250 MW each), are connected to the National Power network as the Peak Power generation.

Description

The dam is a concrete double arch type, 200 m high from the foundation bed. Its crown width is 6 m.1

The arch dam design is an ideal one for a dam built in a narrow, rocky gorge to hold back water in a reservoir. The dam is curved. Because of the arch shape, the force of the backed up water presses downward against the dam and has the effect of strengthening the dam foundation.3

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Iran Ministry of Energy News
  2. ^ Economy Point
  3. ^ "Dam basics". Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
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