Bawanur Dam

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Bawanur Dam
Bawanur Dam is located in Iraq
Bawanur Dam
Location of the Bawanur Dam
CountryIraq
LocationBawanur in Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Coordinates34°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
PurposePower, irrigation, flood control
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2013
Opening date2018 est.
Construction costUS$200 million
Owner(s)Kurdistan Regional Government
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth-fill
ImpoundsDiyala River
Height23 m (75 ft)
Length1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Elevation at crest300 m (980 ft)
Width (crest)9 m (30 ft)
Width (base)148 m (486 ft)
Dam volume1,108,000 m3 (1,449,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity31,000,000 m3 (25,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area20,142 km2 (7,777 sq mi)
Surface area4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Commission date2018 est.
TypeRun-of-the-river
Hydraulic head16 m (52 ft) (net)
Turbines4 x 8 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity32 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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  1. ^ "A Feasibility Study and Design of the Bawanur Dam and Irrigation System, Iraq 2010 - 2012". CREA. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Kurdistan Signs $200 Million Contract With Romanian Firm for Dam Construction". Ooska News. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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