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List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq

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List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq

The following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Iraq. They are sorted according to their location in either the Euphrates or the Tigris river basin.

Contents

Dams in the Euphrates basin

  • Duban Regulator, on the Euphrates, regulating the flow of the Euphrates into Lake Habbaniyah
  • Fallujah Barrage, on the Euphrates
  • Haditha Dam, on the Euphrates, creating Lake Qadisiya
  • Hindiya Barrage, on the Hindiya branch of the Euphrates
  • Ramadi Barrage, on the Euphrates
  • Warrar Regulator, on the Euphrates
  • Three dams in Wadi Hauran (Hussayniyah dam, Rutba dam, and the Hauran dam)

    • Dams in the Tigris basin

  • Adhaim Dam, on the Adhaim River
  • Badush Dam (incomplete), on the Tigris
  • Bastora Dam (under construction), on the Bastora River
  • Bawanur Dam (under construction), on the Diyala River
  • Beduhe Dam, on the Beduhe River
  • Bekhme Dam (incomplete), on the Great Zab
  • Darbandikhan Dam, on the Diyala River
  • Deralok Dam (under construction), on the Great Zab
  • Dibis Dam, on the Little Zab
  • Diyala Weir, on the Diyala River
  • Dukan Dam, on the Little Zab, creating Lake Dukan
  • Duhok Dam, on the Duhok River
  • Hemrin Dam, on the Diyala River, creating Lake Hamrin
  • Kut Barrage, on the Tigris
  • Mosul Dam, on the Tigris
  • Samarra Dam, on the Tigris

    • Dams in waterways connecting the Tigris and Euphrates basins

  • Badaa Head Regulator, on the Shatt al-Hayy
  • Gharraf Head regulator, on the Shatt al-Hayy
  • Gharraf Regulators, on the Shatt al-Hayy
  • Shallala Weir, on a canal from Lake Tharthar to the Tigris
  • Tharthar Diversion Structure, regulating the flow from Lake Tharthar
  • Thartar Canal Control Structure, regulating the flow from Lake Tharthar toward either the Euphrates or the tigris

    • References

    List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq Wikipedia
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