Eyvashan Dam

Eyvashan Dam
Location of Eyvashan Dam in Iran
Country Iran
Location Khorramabad, Lorestan Province
Coordinates 33°28′26.9″N 048°49′05.6″E / 33.474139°N 48.818222°E / 33.474139; 48.818222Coordinates: 33°28′26.9″N 048°49′05.6″E / 33.474139°N 48.818222°E / 33.474139; 48.818222
Purpose Water supply
Status Operational
Opening date 2015
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds Horood River
Height 71 m (233 ft)
Length 676 m (2,218 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 51,750,000 m3 (41,950 acre·ft)

The Eyvashan Dam, also spelled Ashavan, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Horood River about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Khorramabad in Lorestan Province, Iran. It was inaugurated in February 2015.[1]

References

  1. "Iran's Vice-President Inaugurates Eyvashan Dam in Lorestan Province | Day Herald". www.dayherald.com. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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