Latyan Dam Explained

latyan Dam
Name Official:سد لتیان
Location Map:Iran
Coordinates:35.7901°N 51.6785°W
Dam Crosses:Jajrood River
Purpose:Water supply, power
Status:Operational
Res Capacity Total:95000000m2
Location:Lavasan, Tehran Province, Iran
Dam Length:450m (1,480feet)
Dam Height:107m (351feet)
Dam Width Base:99m (325feet)
Construction Began:1963
Opening:1967
Plant Commission:1969/1987
Plant Type:Conventional
Plant Turbines:2 x 22.5 MW
Plant Capacity:45 MW
Website:https://thrw.ir/st/66

Latyan Dam (Persian: سد لتيان, also Romanized as Sadd-e Latyān) is a buttress dam on the Jajrood River, located less than 25 km from Tehran in the south of city of Lavasan. It is one of the main sources of water for Tehran metropolitan region. It was constructed between 1963 and 1967. The first generator in the dam's 45 MW hydroelectric power station was commissioned on 17 March 1969, the second on 13 April 1987.[1]

Geology

Jajrood River basin is located in the southern part of central Alborz mountain range, the rocks of which date from the Palaeozoic era up to the Quaternary period, as below:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Installed Capacity, Plants Site, Fuel Type, Date of Commissioning of Power Plants. Tavinar. 19 January 2015.