Bakhtiari dam
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 55 '55 " N , 48 ° 45' 47" E | ||||||
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| Construction time: | 2013–2016 (planned) | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 315/325 m | ||||||
| Building volume: | 3,100,000 m³ | ||||||
| Crown length: | 434 m | ||||||
| Crown width: | 10 m | ||||||
| Base width: | 30 m | ||||||
| Power plant output: | 1 500 MW | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Water surface | 58.7 km² | ||||||
| Total storage space : | 4,800 million m³ | ||||||
| Catchment area | 6,288 km² | ||||||
The Bakhtiari Dam is being built on the Bakhtiari River (a tributary of the Dez ) in Iran . With a planned height of 315 meters (sometimes 325 m is also specified), the highest dam in the world would result if the project is implemented. The location is in the Zāgros Mountains in the Lorestan Province in southwest Iran, 50 km upstream from the Dez Dam .
The planned hydropower plant will have a generator capacity of 1500 MW and generate 3000 GWh of electricity per year. Flood control, irrigation and water supply are also expected to bring benefits. The amount of sediments in the Dez dam is also to be reduced.
The barrier structure is to receive a double-curved arch dam . The dam will be 4,800 million cubic content of the second largest in Iran, after Karche Reservoir .
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of dams in the world #Iran
Web links
- Bakhtiari Project
- Construction of Bakhtiari Dam to Be Initiated Next Year ( Memento from November 27, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (as of January 21, 2004)