Taleqan Dam (also Talaqan Dam) is a hydroelectric dam in Iran with an installed electricity generating capability of 18 MW.[1] It is one of the five main water sources for the Tehran metropolitan.[1] it is situated in Alborz Province.[2][3] downstream of Alborz province[4] and incorporates a pipe line to Hashtgerd.[5]
| Taleqan Dam | |
|---|---|
 Taleqan lake | |
  Location of Taleqan Dam in Iran | |
| Country | Iran |
| Location | Taleqan |
| Coordinates | 36°11′21″N 50°38′00″E / 36.18917°N 50.63333°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2002 |
| Opening date | 2006 |
| Owner(s) | Regional Water Company of Tehran |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Taleqan river |
| Height | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Length | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Width (base) | 638 m (2,093 ft) |
| Spillway type | Side Channel Spillway |
| Spillway capacity | 2,040 m3/s (72,000 cu ft/s) |
| Website https://thrw.ir/st/78 | |
It was constructed between 2002 and 2006 on the Shahrud[6] and Taleghan Rivers creating the Taleghan reservoir.[7] The dam can hold 420 million cubic meters of water.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Taleqan Dam Half Empty". Financial Tribune. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Taleqan Dam Lake". Visit iran. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "سد طالقان تهران سرریز کرد+فیلم". tasnimnews.com.
- ^ Yeganeh Far, Mina; Shakeri, Ata; Rastegari Mehr, Meisam; Lahijani, Omid (2020-04-10). "Investigating abundance and characteristics of microplastics as emerging pollutants in sediments of Taleqan dam and upstream river in Alborz province". Iranian Journal of Health and Environment. 13 (1): 65–76.
- ^ Qare Hassan Lou, Saeed; Arabi, Mehdi; Qare Hassan Lu, Hamid (2021-05-01). "Routing of pipelines in the water transmission systems (from Taleqan Dam to Hashtgerd New City) with Application and Comparison of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Network Methods". Journal of Water Science & Engineering. 11 (1): 69–51. ISSN 2251-6905.
- ^ Sharifikia, Mohammad; Shayna, Siavash; Eftekhari, Seyed Morovat; Karam, Amir (2017-06-10). "River morphological changes analysis caused by Taleqan Dam counteraction –based on remote sensing time deferential data". The Journal of Spatial Planning. 21 (2): 243–263.
- ^ Sotudeh Nia, Abbas; Sotudeh Nia, Saeed (2017-03-15). "Dam Reservoir Sedimentation Assess The Role Of Taleqan On Qazvin Plain Irrigation Network". Journal of Engineering & Construction Management. 1 (4): 12–16.
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