Ramadi Barrage is a two-section diversion dam on the Euphrates River adjacent (west) of Ramadi, Iraq . The main purpose of the northern barrage is to slow or stop water if needed, allowing it to be diverted through the southern barrage into a canal. The canal feeds water into Lake Habbaniyah to the southeast.
3-606: The intent was to use water stored by the Ramadi Barrage and the Samarra Barrage for irrigation. However, evaporation on Lakes Habbaniyah and Tharthar led to reduced storage and high salinity, conditions unsuitable for irrigation. This article about a dam or floodgate in Asia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Iraq
6-664: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Samarra Barrage The Samarra Barrage ( Arabic : سد سامَرّاء ) is a multi-purpose barrage on the Tigris River adjacent (west) of Samarra and north of Baghdad, Iraq . The main purpose of the dam is to divert floodwater in the Tigris River to Lake Tharthar through the Tharthar depression along with irrigation and an 84 MW hydro-electricity station. It also serves to produce hydroelectric power and flood control – although
9-620: The later has become less critical with the construction of the Mosul Dam upstream and several other large dams in Turkey. It was completed in 1956 by the German company Züblin. Designs were completed by the British firm Voganlei and Coode. The power station was commissioned in 1972. The Samarra Barrage portion of the structure has 17 gates capable of passing 7,000 m /s (247,203 cu ft/s) of water to
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