Sefidrud Dam

Sefidrud Dam

The dam in 1975
Location of Sefidrud Dam in Iran
Location Manjil, Iran
Coordinates 36°45′31.27″N 49°23′16.03″E / 36.7586861°N 49.3877861°E / 36.7586861; 49.3877861Coordinates: 36°45′31.27″N 49°23′16.03″E / 36.7586861°N 49.3877861°E / 36.7586861; 49.3877861
Purpose Power, irrigation
Status Operational
Construction began 1956
Opening date 1962
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Buttress
Impounds Sefīd-Rūd
Height 106 m (348 ft)
Length 425 m (1,394 ft)
Width (crest) 8 m (26 ft)
Width (base) 100 m (328 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,820,000,000 m3 (1,475,498 acre·ft)
Power station
Installed capacity 87 MW

Sefidrud Dam (originally named Shahbanu Farah Dam and also known as the Manjil Dam) is a buttress dam on the Sefīd-Rūd in the Alborz mountain range, located near Manjil in Gilan Province, northern Iran.

It was constructed to store water for irrigation and produce hydroelectric power. The power station has an installed capacity of 87 MW. It is 106 m (348 ft) tall and forms a reservoir with a capacity of 1.82 km3 (1,475,498 acre·ft). Its structure contains 26 monoliths.[1]

The Tarik Dam is located 35 km (22 mi) downstream and diverts releases from the Sefidrud Dam for irrigation.

In 1990 a 7.3-magnitude (Mw) earthquake occurred near the dam and caused portions of its concrete to crack. Repairs and mitigation efforts were undertaken in 1991.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ghaemmaghami, A.R.; M. Ghaemian. "Experimental Study of Small Scale model of Sefid-rud Dam on Shaking Table" (PDF). Indian Institute of Technology Khanpur. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sefid Rud Dam". Structurae. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "SEFID RUD DAM, IRAN". NOAA. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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