Karun-3 dam
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| Karun-3 dam | |
 Karun-3 Dam |
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| Official name | Karun-3 Dam |
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| Impounds | Karun River |
| Locale | Khuzestan-Iran |
| Maintained by | Iran Water & Power Resources Development Co. |
| Length | 462 m |
| Height | 205 m |
| Opening date | 2005 |
| Reservoir information | |
| Capacity | 2,970 million m3 |
| Surface area | 48 km² |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
The Karun-3 dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Karun river in the province of Khuzestan, Iran. It was built to meet Iran's energy demands as well as to provide flood control.[1] The Karun has the highest discharge of Iran's rivers.[2] The objectives of the construction of Karun III Dam & Hydro-electric Power Plant are electric Power supply and flood control. Karun III power generators are connected to the National Power network as the Peak Power generation. With this power plant being operated, with the capacity of 2000 MW, and an average electric power generation of 4137 GWh/y, a major portion of the electric power shortage in the country will be met.
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[edit] Description
The dam is a concrete double arch type, 205 m high from the foundation and 185 m high from the river bed. Its foundation width is 5 m.[3]
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.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Basic information. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
- ^ Dam history. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
- ^ Karum3 dam body - technical information. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
- ^ Dam basics. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
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