Adhaim Dam

Adhaim Dam is a multi-purpose embankment dam on the Al Uzaym (Adhaim) River 133 km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. The purpose of the dam is flood control, hydro-power and irrigation. The dam was completed in 2000 with only the embankment, spillway and intake. The power station and irrigation outlets are unfinished. When complete, the power station will have a 27 MW installed capacity and the irrigation outlet will be able to discharge 73 m³/s (2,578 cu ft/s).^[1]

Adhaim Dam
Downstream face of the dam
Location of Adhaim Dam in Iraq
Country	Iraq
Location	100km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates	34°33′54″N 44°30′56″E
Status	Operational
Opening date	2000
Owner(s)	Ministry of Water Resources
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, zoned earth-fill
Impounds	Al Uzaym (Adhaim) River
Height	76.5 m (251 ft)
Length	3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Elevation at crest	146.5 m (481 ft)
Width (crest)	12 m (39 ft)
Spillway capacity	1,150 m3/s (40,612 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Normal elevation	131.5 m (431 ft)
Power Station
Installed capacity	27 MW (planned)

See also

• Iraq portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq