Sumbar Dam | |
Location Map: | Iran |
Coordinates: | 38.0666°N 57.1616°W |
Country: | Iran |
Location: | Gholaman, North Khorasan Province |
Purpose: | Flood control, municipal, irrigation water |
Status: | O |
Dam Type: | Embankment, rock-fill |
Dam Length: | 900m (3,000feet) |
Dam Height: | 23m (75feet) |
Dam Elevation Crest: | 1342m (4,403feet) |
Res Capacity Total: | 16200000m2 |
The Sumbar Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam just east of Gholaman in North Khorasan Province, Iran. The primary purpose of the dam is flood control and water supply for irrigation and municipal uses.[1]