Shahid Abbaspour dam

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dam_name= Shahid Abbaspour Dam


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official_name= Shahid Abbaspour Dam
crosses= Karun River
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locale=Khuzestan-Iran
maint= Iran Water & Power Resources Development Co.
length= 380 m
height= 200 m [http://news.moe.org.ir/vgld.90o2yt0zshf62yyal..html Iran Ministry of Energy News] ]
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open= 1976 [ [http://www.economy-point.org/s/shahid-abbaspur-dam.html Economy Point] ]
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reservoir_capacity= 3,139 million m³ [http://news.moe.org.ir/vgld.90o2yt0zshf62yyal..html Iran Ministry of Energy News] ]
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reservoir_surface= 54.8 km² [http://news.moe.org.ir/vgld.90o2yt0zshf62yyal..html Iran Ministry of Energy News] ]
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Shahid Abbaspour dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Karun river in the province of Khuzestan, Iran.

Shahid Abbaspour 8 power generators, with the capacity of 2000 MW (250 MW each), are connected to the National Power network as the Peak Power generation.

Description

The dam is a concrete double arch type, 200 m high from the foundation bed. Its crown width is 6 m. [http://news.moe.org.ir/vgld.90o2yt0zshf62yyal..html Iran Ministry of Energy News] ]

The arch dam design is an ideal one for a dam built in a narrow, rocky gorge to hold back water in a reservoir. The dam is curved. Because of the arch shape, the force of the backed up water presses downward against the dam and has the effect of strengthening the dam foundation. [cite web
url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/dam/basics.html
title=Dam basics
publisher=
accessdate=2008-06-11]

ee also

*karun-3 dam
*karun-4 dam

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