Bawanur Dam

Bawanur Dam
Location of the Bawanur Dam Bawanur Dam (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Country	Iraq
Location	Bawanur in Sulaymaniyah Governorate
Coordinates	34°50′29.07″N 045°31′49.74″E
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)
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. 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.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq
• List of power stations in Iraq