Name of dam | Country | Use | Date of operation | Height (m) | Storage capacity (km3) | Water surface area (km2) | Hydropower (MW) |
Major dams in the River Tigris basin | |||||||
Batman | Turkey | HP,I | 1998 | 71 | 1.18 | 49.2 | 198 |
Devegecidi | Turkey | I | 1972 | 33 | 0.2 | 32.1 | ___ |
Cag-cag | Turkey | HP,FD | 1968 | 14 | |||
Dicle | Turkey | HP,I | 1997 | 75 | 0.60 | 24 | 110 |
Goksu | Turkey | I | 1991 | 46 | 0.06 | 3.9 | ___ |
Kralkizi | Turkey | HP | 1997 | 113 | 1.92 | 57.5 | 90 |
Al-Adheem | Iraq | HP,I | 1999 | ___ | 1.5 | ___ | ___ |
Derbendikhan (Diyala) | Iraq | I | 1961 | 128 | 3 | 114 | ___ |
Dibbis (L. Zab) | Iraq | I | 1965 | 22 | 0.05 | 32 | ___ |
Diyala | Iraq | I | 1969 | 12 | ___ | ___ | ___ |
Dokan (L. Zab) | Iraq | HP,I | 1959 | 116.5 | 6.8 | 270 | 400 |
Hamrin (Diyala) | Iraq | I, FC | 1981 | 40 | 3.56 | 450 | 50 |
Mosul | Iraq | HP,I,FC | 1986 | 113 | 11.1 | 380 | 750 |
Samarra-Tharthar | Iraq | FD, I, HP | 1956 | ___ | 72.8 | 2170 | 87 |
Dez | Iran | HP,I | 1962 | 203 | 3.46 | ___ | 520 |
Karkheh | Iran | HP,I,FC | 2001 | 128 | 7.8 | ___ | 400 |
Karun | Iran | HP,I | 1977 | 200 | 3.14 | 54.8 | 1000 |
Marun | Iran | HP,I | 1998 | 165 | 1.2 | 25 | 145 |
Major dams in the River Euphrates basin | |||||||
Ataturk | Turkey | HP, I | 1992 | 166 | 48.7 | 817 | 2400 |
Birecik | Turkey | HP, I | 2000 | 53 | 1.22 | 56.3 | 672 |
Karakaya | Turkey | HP | 1987 | 158 | 9.58 | 268 | 1800 |
Karkamis | Turkey | HP, FC | 1999 | 21 | 0.16 | 28.4 | 189 |
Keban | Turkey | HP | 1975 | 163 | 31 | 675 | 1330 |
Baath | Syria | HP, I, FC | 1988 | ___ | 0.09 | 27.2 | 75 |
Tabaqa | Syria | HP, I | 1975 | 60 | 11.7 | 610 | 800 |
Tishrine | Syria | HP | 1999 | 40 | 1.9 | 166 | 630 |
Upper Khabur | Syria | I | 1992 | ___ | 0.99 | 1.4 | ___ |
Al Hindiyah | Iraq | FD | 1913(1989) | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
Haditha | Iraq | HP,I | 1988 | 57 | 8.2 | 503 | 660 |
Fallujah | Iraq | I | 1985 | ___ | ___ | ___ | ___ |
Ramadi-Habbaniyah | Iraq | FC | 1956 | ___ | 3.3 | 426 | ___ |
Ramadi Raazza | Iraq | FC | 1951 | ___ | 26 | 1810 | ___ |