Darbandikhan Dam

Darbandikhan Dam
Upstream side of the dam and spillway
Darbandikhan Dam is located in Iraq
Darbandikhan Dam
Location of Darbandikhan Dam in Iraq
CountryIraq
Kurdistan Region
LocationDarbandikhan (65 km southeast of Silêmani, Kurdistan Region)
Coordinates35°06′46″N 45°42′23″E / 35.11278°N 45.70639°E / 35.11278; 45.70639
StatusOperational
Construction began1956
Opening date1961
Owner(s)Ministry of Water Resources
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment; rock-fill, central clay core
ImpoundsSirwan River
Height128 m (420 ft)
Length445 m (1,460 ft)
Elevation at crest495 m (1,624 ft)
Width (crest)17 m (56 ft)
Dam volume7,100,000 m3 (9,286,449 cu yd)
Spillway typeControlled chute
Spillway capacity11,400 m3/s (402,587 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity3,000,000,000 m3 (2,432,140 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity2,500,000,000 m3 (2,026,783 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity500,000,000 m3 (405,357 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area17,850 km2 (6,892 sq mi)
Surface area113 km2 (44 sq mi)
Normal elevation485 m (1,591 ft)
Power Station
Commission date1990
Hydraulic head80 m (262 ft) (rated)
Turbines3 x 83 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity249 MW

The Darbandikhan Dam (Kurdish: Bendava Derbendîxanê ,بەنداوی دەربەندیخان[1][2]) is a multi-purpose embankment dam on the Diyala River in northern Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. It was constructed between 1956 and 1961. The purpose of the dam is irrigation, flood control, hydroelectric power production and recreation. Due to poor construction and neglect, the dam and its 249 MW power station have undergone several repairs over the years. A rehabilitation of the power station began in 2007 and was completed in 2013.

  1. ^ "دوو بەنداوە گەورەكەی كوردستان ژمارەیەكی نوێیان تۆماركرد". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Otomobîlek ket Bendava Derbendîxanê: Dayik û kur xeniqîn". Rûdaw (in Kurdish). Retrieved 25 December 2019.