Haditha Dam

Haditha Dam
Water outlet of the Haditha Dam
Haditha Dam is located in Iraq
Haditha Dam
Location of Haditha Dam in Iraq
Official nameسد حديثة
LocationHaditha, Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates34°12′25″N 42°21′18″E / 34.20694°N 42.35500°E / 34.20694; 42.35500
Construction began1977
Opening date1987
Construction costUS$830,000,000
Operator(s)Ministry of Water Resources
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsEuphrates River
Height57 m (187 ft)
Length9,064 m (29,738 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesLake Qadisiyah
Total capacity8.3 km3 (2.0 cu mi)
Surface area500 km2 (193 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines6
Installed capacity660 MW
A large and high room with six circular metal structures in a single row
Machine hall of the Haditha Power Station

The Haditha Dam (Arabic: سد حديثة, romanizedSadd Ḥadītha) or Qadisiya Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Euphrates, north of Haditha (Iraq), creating Lake Qadisiyah (Arabic: Buhayrat al-Qadisiyyah). The dam is just over 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long and 57 metres (187 ft) high. The purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectricity, regulate the flow of the Euphrates and provide water for irrigation. It is the second-largest hydroelectric contributor to the power system in Iraq behind the Mosul Dam.