List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq

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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.

Dams in the Euphrates basin

Dams in the Tigris basin

Spillway of the Mosul Dam

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

See also

References

  • Iraqi Ministries of Environment, Water Resources and Municipalities and Public Works (2006), "Annex III: Main water control structures (dams and water diversions) and reservoirs", New Eden Master Plan for integrated water resources management in the marshlands areas, New Eden Group