Marun Dam

Marun Dam, also spelled Maroun, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Marun River about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. The dam serves to provide water for irrigation and to generate hydroelectric power as well. Construction on the dam began in 1989 and it was completed in 1998. A smaller Marun-II regulator dam is planned downstream.[4][5] The 150 MW power station was commissioned in 2004.[6]

Marun Dam
Location of Marun Dam in Iran
Country	Iran
Location	Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province
Coordinates	30°42′36″N 50°21′54″E
Purpose	Power, irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	1989
Opening date	1998
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Marun River
Height (foundation)	175 m (574 ft)[1][2]
Length	340 m (1,120 ft)
Dam volume	9,000,000 m^3 (12,000,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	1,200,000,000 m^3 (970,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	25 km^2 (9.7 sq mi)
Commission date	2004
Type	Conventional
Turbines	2 x 75 MW Francis-type[3]
Installed capacity	150 MW

Marun Dam, Behbahan

See also

• List of power stations in Iran

References

1. "Marun Reservoir Dam and Power Plant". Peyab Sazeh Gostar Co. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. "Marun Reservoir Dam". JTMA Co. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
3. "Marun Dam and Power Plant" (PDF). Narvan Arra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
4. "Marsh Draining Operations". Amar International Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. ...], edited by L. Berga ... [Organised by Spanish National Committee on Large Dams - SPANCOLD (2003). Roller compacted concrete dams : proceedings of the IV International Symposium on Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Dams, 17-19 November 2003, Madrid, Spain. Rotterdam [u.a.]: Balkema. pp. 140–143. ISBN 9058095649. Retrieved 19 January 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
6. "130 MW Aras (Gara Chilar) Hydropower Plant" (PDF). United Nations CDM. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2015.