Karkheh Dam
Template:Infobox Dam The Karkheh Dam (Template:Lang-fa) is a large multi-purpose earthen embankment dam built in Iran on the Karkheh River in 2001 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).[1]
The dam is on the Karkheh River in the Northwestern province of Khūzestān, the closest city being Andimeshk to the east. It is 127 metres high and has a reservoir capacity of 5.9 billion cubic meters. The Karkheh Dam is designed to irrigate 320,000 hectares of land, produce 400 MW of hydro-electricity and prevent downstream floods.[2]
Construction
In 1956, studies began on the Karkheh Dam by an American company named the Development and Resources Corporation. In 1990, the final studies were completed by Mahab Ghods Consulting Engineers. The engineering division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) started construction on the Karkheh Dam in 1992 and the dam was complete in 2001. [3] During construction, 120 contractual and over eight consultative companies worked on the dam. 5,000 workers constructed the dam and 40 were killed in the process. [4]
References
- ^ http://www.karkheh.com/gen_p0_en.asp#q1 www.karkheh.com
- ^ http://www.karkheh.com/gen_p0_en.asp#q1 www.karkheh.com
- ^ http://www.karkheh.com/gen_p0_en.asp#q1 www.karkheh.com
- ^ http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRBC,,IRN,,3f7d4db023,0.html Iran: Information on the construction of the Karkheh dam;
