Marun Dam

Marun Dam, also spelled Maroun, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Marun River about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. The dam serves to provide water for irrigation and to generate hydroelectric power as well. Construction on the dam began in 1989 and it was completed in 1998. A smaller Marun-II regulator dam is planned downstream.[4][5] The 150 MW power station was commissioned in 2004.[6]

Marun Dam
Location of Marun Dam in Iran
CountryIran
LocationBehbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province
Coordinates30°42′36″N 50°21′54″E
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusOperational
Construction began1989
Opening date1998 (1998)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsMarun River
Height (foundation)175 m (574 ft)[1][2]
Length340 m (1,120 ft)
Dam volume9,000,000 m3 (12,000,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,200,000,000 m3 (970,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Commission date2004
TypeConventional
Turbines2 x 75 MW Francis-type[3]
Installed capacity150 MW
Marun Dam, Behbahan

See also

References
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  2. "Marun Reservoir Dam". JTMA Co. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. "Marun Dam and Power Plant" (PDF). Narvan Arra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. "Marsh Draining Operations". Amar International Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ...], edited by L. Berga ... [Organised by Spanish National Committee on Large Dams - SPANCOLD (2003). Roller compacted concrete dams : proceedings of the IV International Symposium on Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Dams, 17-19 November 2003, Madrid, Spain. Rotterdam [u.a.]: Balkema. pp. 140–143. ISBN 9058095649. Retrieved 19 January 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. "130 MW Aras (Gara Chilar) Hydropower Plant" (PDF). United Nations CDM. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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