Country Iran Status Operational Surface area 25 km² Impound Marun River | Purpose Power, irrigation Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill Construction began 1989 | |
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Location Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province Opening date 1998; 19 years ago (1998) Similar Karkheh Dam, Masjed Soleyman Dam, Dez Dam, Karun‑3 Dam, Kosar dam | ||
Marun Dam, also spelled Maroun, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Marun River about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. The dam serves to provide water for irrigation and to generate hydroelectric power as well. Construction on the dam began in 1989 and it was completed in 1998. A smaller Marun-II regulator dam is planned downstream. The 150 MW power station was commissioned in 2004.
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