Tarik Dam

Tarik Dam is a dam on the Sefīd-Rūd river in the Alborz mountain range, about 32 km (20 mi) south of Rasht in Gilan Province, northern Iran.

Tarik Dam
Location of Tarik Dam in Iran
LocationRasht, Iran
Coordinates36°59′24.05″N 49°34′04.25″E
PurposeRegulation, irrigation, power
StatusOperational
Opening date1977
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage, concrete with embankment wing dams
ImpoundsSefīd-Rūd
Height22 m (72 ft)
Length380 m (1,247 ft)
Spillway typeNine gates
Power Station
Commission date2016 est.
Hydraulic head8.5 m (28 ft) (rated)
Turbines2 x 1.4 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity2.8 MW
Annual generation6.46 GWh[1]

It is located 35 km (22 mi) downstream of the Sefidrud Dam. The dam was completed in 1977 to distribute releases from the Sefidrud Dam for irrigation and river regulation purposes.

A hydroelectric power station, with an installed capacity of 2.8 MW, was under construction in 2013 as part of the dam's structure.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Tarik Power Plant". Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. "Medium & Small Projects Under Execution". Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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