Mamloo Dam

Mamloo Dam
A view of Mamloo dam and Mount Damavand
Mamloo Dam is located in Iran
Mamloo Dam
Location of Mamloo Dam in Iran
CountryIran
Coordinates35°35′47″N 51°47′13″E / 35.59639°N 51.78694°E / 35.59639; 51.78694
Owner(s)Tehran Regional Water Authority
Dam and spillways
Length807 m (2,648 ft)
Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)
Width (base)465 m (1,526 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity250,000,000 m3 (202,678 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity222,000,000 m3 (179,978 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity28,000,000 m3 (22,700 acre⋅ft)
Website
https://thrw.ir/st/83

Mamloo Dam (Persian: سد ماملو), is a dam in the Central Alborz mountain range of northern Iran near to the Mount Damavand.The reservoir created by the dam has a capacity of about 250 million cubic meters and [1] It has been built to meet the needs of agricultural water in Varamin plain, but due to the drinking water supply in Tehran, a limited amount of stored water is supplied to the plain. One of the most important effects of the insufficient supply of surface water in Varamin plain is the reduction of groundwater aquifers and land subsidence[2]

It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Tehran and 49 kilometres (30 mi) southeast of Mount Damavand.

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References

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  1. ^ "امور بهره برداری سد ماملو". thrw.ir/.
  2. ^ Rajabi, Ali M.; Ghorbani, E. (December 2016). "Land subsidence due to groundwater withdrawal in Arak plain, Markazi province, Iran". Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 9 (20): 738. Bibcode:2016ArJG....9..738R. doi:10.1007/s12517-016-2753-7. ISSN 1866-7511. S2CID 132347236.