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Gomaspan Dam

Coordinates: 36°16′40″N 44°19′54″E / 36.27778°N 44.33167°E / 36.27778; 44.33167
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Gomaspan Dam
Gomaspan Dam under construction (2024)
Gomaspan Dam is located in Iraq
Gomaspan Dam
Location of Gomaspan Dam in Iraq
CountryIraq
LocationGomaspan, Erbil Governorate
Coordinates36°16′40″N 44°19′54″E / 36.27778°N 44.33167°E / 36.27778; 44.33167
PurposeWater supply
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2013
Opening date2023 (est.)
Construction cost$85.5 million
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity, roller-compacted concrete
ImpoundsBastora River
Height85 m (279 ft)
Length577 m (1,893 ft)
Elevation at crest874 m
Width (crest)10 m
Dam volume1,223,000 m3 (1,600,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity313 m3/s
Reservoir
Total capacity215,000,000 m3 (174,000 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation868.5 m
Commission date2018 est.
TypeConventional
Turbines2 x 1.2 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity2.4 MW

The Gomaspan Dam is a gravity dam currently being constructed on the Bastora River at Goma span gorge, near Gomespan, in Erbil Governorate, Iraq. It is located about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Erbil.[1][2]

The primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation but it will support a small 2.4 MW hydroelectric power station. It is expected to irrigate 4,000 ha (9,900 acres). Construction on the 85 m (279 ft) tall roller-compacted concrete dam began in 2013 and it is expected to be complete in 2023.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "'State-of-the-art' dam under construction in Erbil set to finish in late-2019". www.kurdistan24.net. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ^ Sarhang, Mustafa Husain (July 2017). "Experimental study to evaluate the hydraulic performance of Bastora Dam stepped spillway". Journal of University of Duhok. 20: 612–625. doi:10.26682/sjuod.2017.20.1.54.
  3. ^ "Bastora". RCC Dams - the home of Malcolm Dunstan and Associates (MD&A). Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. ^ "Bastora Dam and Irrigation Project". El Concorde Construction. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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