Garan Dam

The Garan Dam (Persian: سد گاران) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Garan River, a tributary of the Sirvan River, about 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Marivan in Kurdistan Province, Iran. Construction on the dam began in 2002 and it was inaugurated by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 12 April 2013. It is 62 m (203 ft) tall and impounds a reservoir with a storage capacity of 110,000,000 m³ (89,000 acre⋅ft). The primary purpose of the dam is to supply water for the irrigation of 10,450 ha (25,800 acres) in Marivan County. It also provides municipal water to the city of Marivan.^[1][2] Officials in Iraq are concerned that the Garan Dam will have a negative impact on the Sirvan River (called the Diyala River in Iraq) as it feeds the Iraqi Darbandikhan Dam and farmlands below it.^[3]

Garan Dam
Location of Garan Dam in Iran
Country	Iran
Location	Marivan, Marivan County, Kurdistan Province
Coordinates	35°36′2.69″N 46°19′11.39″E / 35.6007472°N 46.3198306°E / 35.6007472; 46.3198306
Purpose	Irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	2002
Opening date	2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Owner(s)	Kordestan Regional Water Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Garan River
Height	62 m (203 ft)
Length	504 m (1,654 ft)
Width (crest)	8 m (26 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	110,000,000 m^3 (89,000 acre⋅ft)

Gallery

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  Garan reservoir from the nearby hill
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  A cottage on the edge of Garan reservoir
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  The dam from the front
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  Landscape of the area

See also

• Daryan Dam – downstream on the Sirvan
• Dams in Iran

References

1. "Garan Marivan Dam was opened by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran" (in Persian). IRNA. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
2. "Garan dams in Marivan, after one year has not been opened yet dehydration". Mehr News. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
3. "Iranian Dam Projects Beginning of a Water War With Kurdistan". Rudaw. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2015.