Dibis Dam
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The Dibis Dam or Dibis Regulator is a gravel-alluvial fill embankment dam
located on Lesser Zab River
approximately 130 km upstream from its confluence with the Tigris
River. The dam is located directly north of the town of Dibis in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq
. The main-purpose of the Dibis Dam is to divert water from the Lesser Zab River
into the Kirkuk Irrigation Project.
The Dibis Dam was constructed between 1960 and 1965 as part of the larger Kirkuk Irrigation Project for the irrigation of 300,000 ha of land. The dam has a capacity of 4,000 cms through the spillway and 278 cms through the head regulator (diversion to the Kirkuk Irrigation Project).
Inflow is from Dokan Dam
, approximately 140 km upstream.
Embankment dam
An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof...
located on Lesser Zab River
Little Zab
The Little Zab , , ) originates in Iran and joins the Tigris in Iraq. The river is approximately long and drains an area of c. . The river is fed by rainfall and snowmelt, resulting in a peak discharge in spring and low water in summer and early fall...
approximately 130 km upstream from its confluence with the Tigris
Tigris
The Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
River. The dam is located directly north of the town of Dibis in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. The main-purpose of the Dibis Dam is to divert water from the Lesser Zab River
Little Zab
The Little Zab , , ) originates in Iran and joins the Tigris in Iraq. The river is approximately long and drains an area of c. . The river is fed by rainfall and snowmelt, resulting in a peak discharge in spring and low water in summer and early fall...
into the Kirkuk Irrigation Project.
The Dibis Dam was constructed between 1960 and 1965 as part of the larger Kirkuk Irrigation Project for the irrigation of 300,000 ha of land. The dam has a capacity of 4,000 cms through the spillway and 278 cms through the head regulator (diversion to the Kirkuk Irrigation Project).
Inflow is from Dokan Dam
Dukan Dam
The Dukan Dam is a multi-purpose concrete arch dam in As Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. It impounds the Little Zab, thereby creating Lake Dukan. The Dukan Dam was built between 1954 and 1959 whereas its power station became fully operational in 1979...
, approximately 140 km upstream.