Karaj Dam

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Karaj Dam is a major Iranian concrete arch dam near the city of Karaj that provides water supply, irrigation, and hydroelectric power to the Tehran region.

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instanceOf concrete arch dam
dam
alsoKnownAs Karaj Dam
surface form: Amir Kabir Dam
basinCountry Iran
constructionEra Pahlavi era
constructionMaterial concrete
constructionStartDate 1956
country Iran
damType arch dam
designedBy Italian engineers
designedFor multi-purpose water resources development
distanceFromTehran about 63 kilometers northwest of Tehran
hasPowerPlant Karaj Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karaj Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant
hasSpillwayType gated spillway
hasTourismActivity yes
height 180 meters
impounds Karaj River
length 390 meters
locatedIn Alborz Province
locatedInMountainRange Elburz Mountains
surface form: Alborz Mountains
locatedInValley Karaj River
surface form: Karaj River valley
locatedNear Karaj
locatedOnRiver Karaj River
nearbyCity Karaj
Tehran
notableFor being one of the first large modern dams in Iran
openingDate 1961
operator Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company
owner Government of Iran
partOf Iran national power grid
Iran national water supply system
powerPlantCapacity about 90 MW
providesDrinkingWaterTo Karaj
Tehran
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water supply
region Greater Tehran
surface form: Tehran metropolitan area
reservoirCapacity about 202 million cubic meters
reservoirName Amir Kabir Lake
reservoirSurfaceArea about 13 square kilometers
servesRegion Karaj
Tehran
status operational
usedFor boating
fishing
recreation

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Karaj River (nearby) hasInfrastructure Karaj Dam
subject surface form: Karaj River
Karaj River (nearby) hasInfrastructure Karaj Dam
subject surface form: Karaj River
this entity surface form: Amir Kabir Dam
Karaj Dam alsoKnownAs Karaj Dam
this entity surface form: Amir Kabir Dam
Karaj Dam hasPowerPlant Karaj Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Karaj Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant
Karaj hasDam Karaj Dam