Dohuk Dam

The Dohuk Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Dohuk River just north of Dohuk in Dahuk Governorate, Iraq. The dam was completed in 1988 with the primary purpose of providing water for irrigation. It is 60 m (197 ft) tall and can withhold 52,000,000 m³ (42,157 acre⋅ft) of water. The dam has a bell-mouth spillway with a maximum discharge of 81 m³/s (2,860 cu ft/s).[1]

Dohuk Dam
Dohuk Dam
Location of Dohuk Dam in Iraq
Country	Iraq
Location	Dohuk
Coordinates	36°52′33″N 43°00′13″E
Status	Operational
Opening date	1988
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Dohuk River
Height	60 m (197 ft)
Length	600 m (1,969 ft)
Spillway type	Bell-mouth
Spillway capacity	81 m^3/s (2,860 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	52,000,000 m^3 (42,157 acre⋅ft)
Maximum length	4 km (2 mi)
Maximum width	1.7 km (1 mi)

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq

References

1. "Iraqi Dam Assessments" (PDF). Iraq: United States Army, Corps of Engineers. 6 June 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2012.