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(Redirected from Ashavan Dam) Dam in Khorramabad, Lorestan province
Eyvashan Dam
Eyvashan Dam is located in IranEyvashan DamLocation of Eyvashan Dam in Iran
Official nameسد ایوشان
CountryIran
LocationKhorramabad, Lorestan province
Coordinates33°28′26.9″N 048°49′05.6″E / 33.474139°N 48.818222°E / 33.474139; 48.818222
PurposeWater supply
StatusOperational
Opening date2015
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsHorood River
Height71 m (233 ft)
Length676 m (2,218 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity51,750,000 m (41,950 acre⋅ft)

The Eyvashan Dam (Persian: سد ایوشان), also spelled Ashavan, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Horood River about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Khorramabad in Lorestan province, Iran. It was inaugurated in February 2015.

See also

References

  1. "Iran's Vice-President Inaugurates Eyvashan Dam in Lorestan Province". dayherald.com. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
Iran Dams and reservoirs in Iran
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Also See: Dams and reservoirs in Iran


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