Latyan Dam

latyan Dam
Latyan Dam is located in Iran
Latyan Dam
Location of latyan Dam in Iran
Official nameسد لتیان
LocationLavasan, Tehran Province, Iran
Coordinates35°47′24.25″N 51°40′42.63″E / 35.7900694°N 51.6785083°E / 35.7900694; 51.6785083
PurposeWater supply, power
StatusOperational
Construction began1963
Opening date1967
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsJajrood River
Height107 m (351 ft)
Length450 m (1,480 ft)
Width (base)99 m (325 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity95,000,000 m3 (77,000 acre⋅ft)
Commission date1969/1987
TypeConventional
Turbines2 x 22.5 MW
Installed capacity45 MW
Website
https://thrw.ir/st/66

Latyan Dam (Persian: سد لتيان, also Romanized as Sadd-e Latyān) is a buttress dam on the Jajrood River, located less than 25 km from Tehran in the south of city of Lavasan. It is one of the main sources of water for Tehran metropolitan region. It was constructed between 1963 and 1967. The first generator in the dam's 45 MW hydroelectric power station was commissioned on 17 March 1969, the second on 13 April 1987.[1]

  1. ^ "Installed Capacity, Plants Site, Fuel Type, Date of Commissioning of Power Plants". Tavinar. Retrieved 19 January 2015.