Marun Dam

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Marun Dam
A view of rainbow in the spillway of Marun Dam
Marun Dam Location of Marun Dam in Iran
Interactive map of Marun Dam
Country	Iran
Location	Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan province
Coordinates	30°42′36″N 50°21′54″E / 30.71000°N 50.36500°E / 30.71000; 50.36500
Purpose	Power, Irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	1989
Opening date	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Owners	Khuzestan Water & Power Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam, rock-fill
Impounds	Marun River
Height	151 m (495 ft)
Height (foundation)	165 m (541 ft)[1][2]
Length	345 m (1,132 ft)
Width (crest)	15 m (49 ft)
Width (base)	110 m (360 ft)
Dam volume	9,000,000 m3 (12,000,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	1,200,000,000 m3 (970,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	1,000,000,000 m3 (810,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Commission date	2004
Type	Conventional
Turbines	2 x 75 MW Francis-type[3]
Installed capacity	150 MW
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Marun Dam (Persian: سد مارون), also spelled Maroun, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Marun River about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Behbahan in Behbahan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. The dam serves to provide water for irrigation and to generate hydroelectric power as well. Construction on the dam began in 1989 and it was completed in 1998. A smaller Marun-II regulator dam is planned downstream.^[4][5] The 150 MW power station was commissioned in 2004.^[6]

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