Bawanur Dam

Bawanur Dam
Location of Bawanur Dam in Iraq
Country Iraq
Location Bawanur in Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Coordinates 34°50′29.07″N 045°31′49.74″E / 34.8414083°N 45.5304833°E / 34.8414083; 45.5304833Coordinates: 34°50′29.07″N 045°31′49.74″E / 34.8414083°N 45.5304833°E / 34.8414083; 45.5304833
Purpose Power, irrigation, flood control
Status Under construction
Construction began 2013
Opening date 2018 est.
Construction cost US$200 million
Owner(s) Kurdistan Regional Government
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds Diyala River
Height 23 m (75 ft)
Length 1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Elevation at crest 300 m (980 ft)
Width (crest) 9 m (30 ft)
Width (base) 148 m (486 ft)
Dam volume 1,108,000 m3 (1,449,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 31,000,000 m3 (25,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area 20,142 km2 (7,777 sq mi)
Surface area 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date 2018 est.
Type Run-of-the-river
Hydraulic head 16 m (52 ft) (net)
Turbines 4 x 8 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 32 MW

The Bawanur Dam is an earth-fill dam currently being constructed on the Diyala River just upstream of the town of Bawanur in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. The 23 m (75 ft) tall dam will support a 32 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station. It will also serve to control floods and provide water for irrigation.[1] In August 2013, the Kurdistan Regional Government signed a US$200 million contract with the Romanian firm, Hidroconstrucția, to build the dam and power station. The project is expected to be complete in 2018.[2]

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