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Eyvashan Dam
Eyvashan Dam is located in Iran
Eyvashan Dam
Location of Eyvashan Dam in Iran
CountryIran
LocationKhorramabad, Lorestan Province
PurposeWater supply
StatusOperational
Opening date2015
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsHorood River
Height71 m (233 ft)
Length676 m (2,218 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity51,750,000 m3 (41,950 acre⋅ft)

The Eyvashan Dam, also spelled Ashavan, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Horood River about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Khorramabad in Lorestan Province, Iran. It was inaugurated in February 2015.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Iran's Vice-President Inaugurates Eyvashan Dam in Lorestan Province | Day Herald". www.dayherald.com. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.