- Dibis Dam
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Dibis Dam Location Dibis northwest Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq Coordinates 35°41′19″N 44°06′33″E / 35.68861°N 44.10917°ECoordinates: 35°41′19″N 44°06′33″E / 35.68861°N 44.10917°E Construction began 1960 Opening date 1965 Dam and spillways Height 23.75 m Length 376 m Base width 8 m (crest) Impounds Lesser Zab River The Dibis (Dibbis) Dam or Dibis Regulator is a gravel-alluvial fill embankment dam located on Lesser Zab River approximately 130 km upstream from its confluence with the Tigris River. The dam is located directly north of the town of Dibis in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. The main-purpose of the Dibis Dam is to divert water from the Lesser Zab River into the Kirkuk Irrigation Project.
The Dibis Dam was constructed between 1960 and 1965 as part of the larger Kirkuk Irrigation Project for the irrigation of 300,000 ha of land. The dam has a capacity of 4,000 cms through the spillway and 278 cms through the head regulator (diversion to the Kirkuk Irrigation Project). Inflow is from Dokan Dam, approximately 140 km upstream.[1]
References
- ^ http://www.newedengroup.org/ANNEX_III_%20Book%201_Main_Water_Control_Structure_in_Iraq.pdf Main Water Control Structures in Iraq
Categories:- Dams in Iraq
- Embankment dams
- Iraqi building and structure stubs
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