Eyvashan Dam
Eyvashan Dam | |
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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°ECoordinates: 33°28′26.9″N 048°49′05.6″E / 33.474139°N 48.818222°E |
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
- ↑ "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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