The Kouhrang 1 Dam is a
masonry
Masonry is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar; the term ''masonry'' can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are bricks, building ...
gravity dam on the
Kouhrang River
Koohrang (also known as Kouhrang and Kurang) is the name of a river, originating in the Zagros mountains of western Iran, which joins the Beheštābād river () to form the Karun, Iran's largest (by volume) river. A series of tunnels (Kuhrang Tun ...
about southwest of
Chelgard
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in
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. The primary purpose of the dam is to divert up to of water annually via the long Kouhrang 1 Tunnel to the
Zayandeh River
Zayanderud ( fa, Zāyanderud, script=Latn, from "fertile" or "life giver", and "river"), also spelled as ''Zayandeh-Rood'' or ''Zayanderood'', is the largest river of the Iranian Plateau in central Iran.
Geography
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to the east where it would help supply cities like
Isfahan with water. Since the era of
Shah Abbas I
Abbas I ( fa, ; 27 January 157119 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (), was the 5th Safavid Shah (king) of Iran, and is generally considered one of the greatest rulers of Iranian history and the Safavid dynasty. He was the third so ...
, attempts had been made to diver the Kouhrang to the Zayandeh. Eventually, efforts by
Alexander Gibb
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
between 1948 and 1954 led to the completion of the Kouhrang 1 Dam and Tunnel.
Gallery
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See also
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Kouhrang 2 Dam – downstream, feeds water into the Kouhrang 2 tunnel
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Kouhrang 3 Dam
The Kouhrang 3 Dam (سد کوهرنگ ۳, also known as Birgan dam بیرگان) is an arch dam currently under construction on the Kouhrang River in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. It is located about northwest of Dashtak. The purpos ...
– under construction downstream, feeds water into the Kouhrang 3 tunnel
References
Dams in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
Interbasin transfer
Dams completed in 1954
Gravity dams
Kuhrang County
Masonry dams
Tourist attractions in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province
1954 establishments in Iran
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