Dez Dam

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title: "Dez Dam" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hydroelectric-power-stations-in-iran", "reservoirs-in-iran", "buildings-and-structures-in-khuzestan-province", "dams-in-khuzestan-province", "dams-completed-in-1963", "dams-in-the-tigris–euphrates-river-system", "1963-establishments-in-iran", "energy-infrastructure-completed-in-1963"] description: "Dam in Khuzestan (andimeshk ), Iran" topic_path: "geography/iran" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dez_Dam" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Dam in Khuzestan (andimeshk ), Iran ::

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Field	Value
name	Dez Dam
name_official	Dez
()
location_map	Iran
country	Iran
location	Andimeshk
status	O
construction_began	1959
opening	1963
owner	Khuzestan Water & Power Authority
dam_type	Arch dam
dam_height	203 m
dam_length	380 m
dam_width_crest	27 m
dam_volume	3460 MCM
dam_crosses	Dez River
spillway_capacity	6000 m3/s
res_capacity_total	3.34 km3
res_surface	64.9 km2
plant_commission	1962-1970
plant_turbines	8 x 65 MW
plant_capacity	520 MW
plant_annual_gen	1,783 GWh
website
mapframe	yes
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| name = Dez Dam | name_official = Dez () | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | location_map = Iran | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = | coordinates = | country = Iran | location = Andimeshk | status = O | construction_began = 1959 | opening = 1963 | demolished = | cost = | owner = Khuzestan Water & Power Authority | dam_type = Arch dam | dam_height = 203 m | dam_length = 380 m | dam_width_crest = 27 m | dam_width_base = | dam_volume = 3460 MCM | dam_crosses = Dez River | spillway_count = | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = 6000 m3/s | res_name = | res_capacity_total = 3.34 km3 | res_catchment = | res_surface = 64.9 km2 | res_max_depth = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = 1962-1970 | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = 8 x 65 MW | plant_capacity = 520 MW | plant_annual_gen = 1,783 GWh | website = | extra = | mapframe = yes The Dez Dam (), formerly known as Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi Dam (Persian: سد محمدرضا شاه پهلوی), before the 1979 Revolution, is an arch dam on the Dez River in the southwestern province of Andimeshk, Khuzsetan. It was built between 1959 and 1963 during the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, with contacting an Italian consortium and is owned by the Khuzestan Water & Power Authority. The dam is 203 m high, making it one of the highest in the country, and has a reservoir capacity of 3340000000 m3. At the time of construction the Dez Dam was Iran's biggest development project. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. It has an associated 520 MW power station and its reservoir helps irrigate up to 80500 ha of farmland. US$42 million of the cost to construct the dam came from the World Bank.

Background

Impregilo was involved with building the Dez Dam. Plans for the dam were finalized in 1957 and construction began in 1959. In 1962 the first generator was commissioned. In 1963 the dam was complete with two of the eight 65 MW Francis turbine generators commissioned. The remaining six were commissioned by 1970. In the late 1970s the irrigation of the project had reached 80500 ha of its 110000 ha goal.

The dam's current problem is the annual loss of reservoir capacity due to the erosion of soil in upstream areas. By 2006, the reservoir volume was estimated to be 2600000000 m3.

Gallery

File:DezReservoir-June2016.jpg|Aerial view of the Dez Reservoir

References

References

1. "Dam and Reservoir Specification".
2. "New Page 1".
3. "Britannica Dez Dam".
4. "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Iran". IndustCards.
5. "The Dez Multipuropose Dam Project in Iran". San Jose State University.
6. (1977). "The dez multi-purpose dam scheme, Khuzestan a socio-economic analysis". Durham University.
7. (May 2006). "Sedimentation Issues in the Dez Dam Reservoir". an Antonio River Authority.

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