Hemrin Dam

Upstream side of the dam
Location of in Iraq
Official name Hemrin Dam
Country Iraq
Location 100 km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Diyala Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates 34°06′52″N 44°58′04″E / 34.11444°N 44.96778°E / 34.11444; 44.96778Coordinates: 34°06′52″N 44°58′04″E / 34.11444°N 44.96778°E / 34.11444; 44.96778
Status Operational
Construction began 1976
Opening date 1981
Owner(s) Ministry of Water Resources
Dam and spillways
Impounds Diyala River
Height 53 m (174 ft)
Length 3,360 m (11,020 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Hemrin Reservoir
Total capacity 2,040,000,000 m3 (1,650,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date 1981
Installed capacity 50 MW

The Hemrin Dam is a dam on the Diyala River 100 km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric generation. Its power station has a 50 MW capacity. The dam and the attached power house were built in years 1976-1981 by the then Yugoslav company GIK Hidrogradnja (of Sarajevo, now Bosnia-Herzegovina). All the equipment (gates, turbines, generators) were also supplied by the then-Yugoslav companies.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Energy and Hydroelectric Power". Iraq Ministry of Water Resources. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011.


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