Karun-4 Dam
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Karun-4 Dam is a major hydroelectric and water storage dam in Iran, built on the Karun River to generate power and support regional water management.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ reservoir dam ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | about 2100 GWh ⓘ |
| builtBy | Iranian contractors ⓘ |
| catchmentArea | about 29,000 km² ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1997 ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| crestElevation | about 1032 m above sea level ⓘ |
| crestWidth | 15 m ⓘ |
| damVolume | 1,700,000 m³ ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Karun-1 Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Government of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heightFromFoundation | 230 m ⓘ |
| heightFromRiverBed | about 220 m ⓘ |
| impact |
creation of Karun-4 Reservoir
ⓘ
increased electricity supply in southwestern Iran ⓘ reduction of downstream flooding risk ⓘ regulation of Karun River flow ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 1000 MW ⓘ |
| length | 440 m ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Zagros Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Karun River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Izeh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lordegan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| operator | Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCascade | Karun River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation support ⓘ regional water management ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirActiveCapacity | about 1,400,000,000 m³ ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 29 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 2,190,000,000 m³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Karun River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | about 6500 m³/s ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 250 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | Karun-3 Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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