Kouhrang 1 Dam Explained
| Kouhrang 1 Dam |
| Location Map: | Iran |
| Coordinates: | 32.4364°N 50.1012°W |
| Country: | Iran |
| Location: | Chelgard |
| Purpose: | Water supply |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1948 |
| Opening: | 1954 |
| Dam Type: | Gravity, masonry |
| Dam Height: | 100NaN0 |
| Dam Length: | 700NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Kouhrang River |
The Kouhrang 1 Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Kouhrang River about 4km (02miles) southwest of Chelgard in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. The primary purpose of the dam is to divert up to 320000000m2 of water annually via the 2.8km (01.7miles) long Kouhrang 1 Tunnel to the Zayandeh River to the east where it would help supply cities like Isfahan with water. Since the era of Shah Abbas I, attempts had been made to diver the Kouhrang to the Zayandeh. Eventually, efforts by Alexander Gibb between 1948 and 1954 led to the completion of the Kouhrang 1 Dam and Tunnel.[1] [2] [3]
Gallery
File:ورودي_آب_تونل_كوهرنگ_-_panoramio.jpg|water entrance in Kouhrang tunnelFile:سد_كوهرنگ_تابستان_86_-_panoramio.jpg|Kouhrang dam in summer
See also
- Kouhrang 2 Dam – downstream, feeds water into the Kouhrang 2 tunnel
- Kouhrang 3 Dam – under construction downstream, feeds water into the Kouhrang 3 tunnel
Notes and References
- Web site: Transfer of Koohrang Valley water to Zayandehrood Valley (Koohrang 3 Tunnel). Iran Ministry of Energy. 27 January 2014. Persian.
- Web site: Engineering geological characteristics of the site Kourhang 3 with emphasis on its injectivity. Isfahan University. 25 January 2014. Persian.
- Web site: Dam and tunnel projects in operation. Esfahan Regional Water Company. 28 January 2014. Persian. 19 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219082502/http://www.esrw.ir/company-achievements/projects-operation.dot?com.dotmarketing.htmlpage.language=2#9. dead.
