Tarik Dam
Tarik Dam is a dam on the Sefīd-Rūd river in the Alborz mountain range, about 32 km (20 mi) south of Rasht in Gilan Province, northern Iran.
| Tarik Dam | |
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  Location of Tarik Dam in Iran | |
| Location | Rasht, Iran |
| Coordinates | 36°59′24.05″N 49°34′04.25″E |
| Purpose | Regulation, irrigation, power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1977 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Barrage, concrete with embankment wing dams |
| Impounds | Sefīd-Rūd |
| Height | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Length | 380 m (1,247 ft) |
| Spillway type | Nine gates |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2016 est. |
| Hydraulic head | 8.5 m (28 ft) (rated) |
| Turbines | 2 x 1.4 MW Kaplan-type |
| Installed capacity | 2.8 MW |
| Annual generation | 6.46 GWh[1] |
It is located 35 km (22 mi) downstream of the Sefidrud Dam. The dam was completed in 1977 to distribute releases from the Sefidrud Dam for irrigation and river regulation purposes.
A hydroelectric power station, with an installed capacity of 2.8 MW, was under construction in 2013 as part of the dam's structure.[2]
References
- "Tarik Power Plant". Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- "Medium & Small Projects Under Execution". Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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