Khersan-3 Dam | |
Location Map: | Iran |
Coordinates: | 31.2479°N 50.9763°W |
Country: | Iran |
Location: | Atashgah, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province |
Status: | UC |
Construction Began: | 2007 |
Opening: | 2015 |
Purpose: | Power, flood control, regulation |
Owner: | Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co. |
Dam Type: | Arch, double-curvature |
Dam Height: | 1950NaN0 |
Dam Length: | 4700NaN0 |
Dam Width Crest: | 60NaN0 |
Dam Width Base: | 400NaN0 |
Dam Volume: | 11000000NaN0 |
Dam Crosses: | Khersan River |
Spillway Type: | Controlled |
Spillway Capacity: | 6300m3/s |
Res Name: | Khersan-3 Reservoir |
Res Capacity Total: | 11584000000NaN0 |
Res Catchment: | 77330NaN0 |
Res Surface: | 24.50NaN0 |
Res Elevation: | 14320NaN0 |
Res Max Length: | 400NaN0 |
Res Max Width: | 4000NaN0 (average) |
Plant Hydraulic Head: | 1770NaN0 (design) |
Plant Commission: | 2015 |
Plant Turbines: | 4 x 100 MW Francis-type |
Plant Capacity: | 400 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 1121 GWh [1] |
Khersan-3 dam is a hydroelectric arch dam currently under construction on the Khersan River, a tributary of the Karun River, in Iran. When complete it will have an installed capacity of 400 MW. It is situated near Atashgah in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province and is a complementary dam to Khersan project along with the proposed Khersan-1 and Khersan-2 dams. Construction began in 2007 and it is expected to become operational in 2015.[2]