Saqqez Shahid Kazemi Dam

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Shahid Kazemi Dam
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Kazemi dam from above
Saqqez Shahid Kazemi Dam is located in Iran
Saqqez Shahid Kazemi Dam
Location of Shahid Kazemi Dam in Iran
LocationSaqqez, Iran
Coordinates36°18′31.27″N 46°30′16.03″E / 36.3086861°N 46.5044528°E / 36.3086861; 46.5044528Coordinates: 36°18′31.27″N 46°30′16.03″E / 36.3086861°N 46.5044528°E / 36.3086861; 46.5044528
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusOperational
Construction began1967
Opening date1971
Dam and spillways
Type of damDam with clay core
ImpoundsZarrineh River
Height50 m (164 ft)
Length720 m (2,362 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity800,000,000 m3 (648,571 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Installed capacity87 MW

Shahid Kazemi Dam (originally named Kourosh Dam and also known as the Saqqez Shahid Kazemi Dam, Legzi Dam) is a clay core dam on the Zarrineh River in the Zagros Mountains range, located near Saqqez in Kurdistan Province, western Iran.[1][2]

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