Bawanur Dam

Bawanur Dam
Location of Bawanur Dam in Iraq
Country	Iraq
Location	Bawanur in Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Coordinates	34°50′29.07″N 045°31′49.74″E / 34.8414083°N 45.5304833°E / 34.8414083; 45.5304833Coordinates: 34°50′29.07″N 045°31′49.74″E / 34.8414083°N 45.5304833°E / 34.8414083; 45.5304833
Purpose	Power, irrigation, flood control
Status	Under construction
Construction began	2013
Opening date	2018 est.
Construction cost	US$200 million
Owner(s)	Kurdistan Regional Government
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Diyala River
Height	23 m (75 ft)
Length	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Elevation at crest	300 m (980 ft)
Width (crest)	9 m (30 ft)
Width (base)	148 m (486 ft)
Dam volume	1,108,000 m3 (1,449,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	31,000,000 m3 (25,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area	20,142 km2 (7,777 sq mi)
Surface area	4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date	2018 est.
Type	Run-of-the-river
Hydraulic head	16 m (52 ft) (net)
Turbines	4 x 8 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	32 MW

The Bawanur Dam is an earth-fill dam currently being constructed on the Diyala River just upstream of the town of Bawanur in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. The 23 m (75 ft) tall dam will support a 32 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station. It will also serve to control floods and provide water for irrigation.^[1] In August 2013, the Kurdistan Regional Government signed a US$200 million contract with the Romanian firm, Hidroconstrucția, to build the dam and power station. The project is expected to be complete in 2018.^[2]

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