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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Karun River hasDam Karun-4 Dam