Haditha Dam

Local nameسد حديثة
LocationAl Anbar Governorate, Iraq

The Haditha Dam or Qadisiya Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Euphrates, north of Haditha, creating Lake Qadisiyah. The dam is just over 9 kilometres long and 57 metres high. The purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectricity, regulate the flow of the Euphrates and provide water for irrigation. It is the second-largest hydroelectric contributor to the power system in Iraq behind the Mosul Dam.

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Overview of the turbine… @ Tyler W. Hill, U.S. Marine Corps
 

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haditha_Dam

Address Iraq

Coordinates 34°12'26.256" N 42°21'18.375" E

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