Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam

Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam
Location of Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam in Iran
Official name Doosti Reservoir Dam
Country Iran/Turkmenistan
Coordinates 35°56′55″N 61°09′48″E / 35.94861°N 61.16333°E / 35.94861; 61.16333Coordinates: 35°56′55″N 61°09′48″E / 35.94861°N 61.16333°E / 35.94861; 61.16333
Status Operational
Opening date 2005
Owner(s) Turkmenistan: Ministry of Water & Land Reclamation
Iran: Razavi Khorasan Regional Water Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill
Height 78 m (256 ft)
Length 655 m (2,149 ft)
Width (crest) 15 m (49 ft)
Dam volume 4,500,000 m3 (5,885,778 cu yd)[1]
Spillway type 8 x gated ogee
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,250,000,000 m3 (1,013,391 acre·ft)
Active capacity 735,000,000 m3 (595,874 acre·ft)
Inactive capacity 300,000,000 m3 (243,214 acre·ft)
Power station
Turbines 3 x Francis-type
Installed capacity 16 MW[2]

The Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam (or Doosti Reservoir Dam) is a dam on the Hariroud River, which forms part of the international boundary between Iran and Turkmenistan. The dam was completed in 2004, and both countries agreed that each would have an equal right to the waters of the river, which amount to 820 million cubic metres.[3] It was officially opened on 12 April 2005.[4] The dam provides drinking water and irrigation for the surrounding areas along with hydroelectric power.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. "Doosti Reservoir Dam". ToosAb International Consulting Engineers. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "Doosti reservoir dam". Toosab Consulting. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  3. "Iran–Turkmenistan Friendship Dam to be operational", payvand.com, 2004-11-04.
  4. 1 2 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for the Near East, "Iran–Turkmenistan friendship dam to open", 2005-04-09.


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