Masjed-Soleyman dam

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Masjed-Soleyman dam
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Location: Khuzestan, southwest Iran
Tributaries: Karun
Drain: Karun
Major cities nearby: Masjed Soleyman
Masjed Soleyman Dam (Iran)
Masjed-Soleyman dam
Coordinates 32 ° 1 '34 "  N , 49 ° 24' 14"  E Coordinates: 32 ° 1 '34 "  N , 49 ° 24' 14"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Rockfall dam
Construction time: approx. 1993-2001
Height above valley floor: 164 m
Height above foundation level : 177 m
Building volume: 13.5 million m³
Crown length: 480 m
Crown width: 15 m
Power plant output: 2000 MW
Data on the reservoir
Storage space 228 million m³
Catchment area 27,548 km²
Design flood : 21,700 m³ / s

The Masjed Soleyman Dam (Karun 2) is one of several dams on the Karun in the Iranian province of Khuzestan . It is mainly used to generate hydropower and is 25 km away from Masjed Soleyman and 160 km from Ahvaz . The Shahid Abbaspur Dam (Karun 1) is 23.5 km upstream , 90 km below the Upper Gotvand Dam .

The hydropower plant was housed in an underground cavern and in the final stage will deliver 2000 MW which will be generated in 8 turbines. In the first phase, only four turbines were in operation. The dam is a rubble dam with a central clay core .

President Chātami inaugurated the dam on April 19, 2001 after about eight years of construction.

  • The Masjed Soleyman Dam

  • The Masjed Soleyman Dam and the Power Plant

  • The flood relief

  • The Masjed Soleyman Dam from the dam side

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