Alavian Dam

The Alavian Dam and Lake is situated on the Soofian Chay river in East Azerbaijan Province, north-western Iran. It is located about 3 kilometres north of Maraqeh. It is an earth-fill embankment dam with a height of 76 metres and was built between 1990 and 1995; opening on January 1, 1996.[1] The dam serves to provide flood control and water supply for municipal and irrigation uses. After construction, it was noticed that the dam had settled five times more than expected. The settlement of the dam and its gallery, below the body, had unexpected differences as well. This led to "considerable" leakage in the gallery.[2]

Alavian Dam
Location of Alavian Dam in Iran
Country	Iran
Location	Maraqeh
Coordinates	37°26′12″N 46°15′23″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1990
Opening date	1996
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Soofian Chay river
Height (foundation)	76 m (249 ft)
Height (thalweg)	70 m (230 ft)
Length	935 m (3,068 ft)
Width (crest)	10 m (33 ft)
Dam volume	4,769,000 m^3 (6,237,617 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	60,000,000 m^3 (48,643 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	262 ha (647 acres)
Normal elevation	1,568 m (5,144 ft)

References

1. "Alavian Dam". PEGA Construction Company. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
2. Myrvoll, ed. by Frank (2003). Field measurements in geomechanics : proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics, 15–18 September 2003, Oslo, Norway. Lisse [u.a.]: Balkema. p. 313. ISBN 90-5809-602-5.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)