Prior to completion and closure of the dokan dam iraqi archaeologists surveyed 40 ancient sites on the rania plain, and subsequently 195660 excavated or sounded 10 selected sites, inter alia basmusian, deim, qorashina, kamarian, and shemshara first excavated by a danish team 1957. A babylonian funerary cone, nino annual report 2012, p. In addition, a system was established on the river euphrates to. The interactive impact of land cover and dem resolution on.
Dukan dam reservoir bed sediment, kurdistan region, iraq. The five mounds dug on our recommendation were kamarian, eddem, shemshara, qarashina, and basmusian. Nahimutang ni sa distrito sa dokan district ug lalawigan sa mu. At oroville, 150 miles away, ominous cracks appeared in the dam 4. In autumn 2015 the nino archaeological project on the rania plain conducted a sixth season of fieldwork in iraq. The dibis dam was constructed between 1960 and 1965 as part of the larger kirkuk irrigation project for the irrigation of 300,000 ha of land. Dokan dam3 in a gorge of the lesser zab river, a tributary of the tigris river fig. Ruwanduz, the raniadukan, and the halabja valleyplainscharacteristic intermontane. Taqtaq dam, 93 m high, is designed as a fill dam with central clay core. His bestknown book was probably the 1974 best seller. Pipe pits at the generator floor level needed regular manual dewatering to control the leakage. Reduction in the storage capacity of dokan dam reservoir diva. Bathymetry and siltation rate for dokan reservoir, iraq cyberleninka. Water free fulltext watershed sediment and its effect on.
This study was achieved by doing a field survey and grain size analyses of the collected sediment samples at 32 locations representing the whole reservoir area that had been created when the lesser zab. Present and future for hydropower developments in kurdistan. Lesser zab is one of the most important tributaries of tigris river. During the last few decades, the streamflow significantly decreased for long periods followed by extensive flood in short periods. Dokan reservoir is located on the lesser zab river ne. The lake is formed by the dukan dam, built in dukan was listed as an iba by evans 1994. Jun 15, 2017 dokan reservoir is located on the lesser zab river, approximately 60 km north. Introduction dokan reservoir is located on the lesser zab river, approximately 60 km northwest of the city of sulaimani in the kurdistan region of northeast iraq fig. This infrastructure is of type hydro power plant with a design capacity of 400 mwe. It was built in 1959, across a narrow gorge of the lesserzab river, and catches an area of 11,690 km 2.
The combined maximum discharge of the dam is 4,300 cubic metres per second. The dam has a capacity of 4,000 m 3 through the spillway and 278 m 3 through the head regulator diversion to the kirkuk irrigation project. It is one of the main problems for reservoir life sustainability. Pdc representing the relationship between the generated hydroelectric power and percentage of operation time equaled or exceeded. As with the august trip, these tests showed high concentrations of lead and, in two case, nickel4 in water samples. Nature iraqtri auis status report darbandikhan basin project page 3 introduction on wednesday, 30th of july 2008 it was reported that some individuals threw poison into darbandikhan lake near the tanjero input and that this resulted in a massive fish kill. The rivers are peak discharge in spring and low water in summer and early fall. Some notes on this survey have been published already1. Return to article details planning and operational flow forecasting of lesser zaab river at dokan dam, kurdistan region, iraq download download pdf. Pdf dukan dam reservoir bed sediment, kurdistan region, iraq. The dukan dam is a multipurpose concrete arch dam abutted by gravity monoliths. The depression is a big one with surface area of about 260 km2. View of planning and operational flow forecasting of lesser zaab. The dam is located in a narrow steepsided gorge incised.
The dam has operated since 1959, and it drains an area of 11,690 km 2. The derbandikhan dam is located on the sirwan river, immediately upstream of the town of derbandikhan, approximately 150 km upstream of the hemren dam. Newly installed italian made control unit for turbine 1 installed 2010. It is located close to the city of ranya, and is a reservoir on the little zab created by the construction of the dukan dam. The optimal lc and dem for computing the most accurate streamflow for each watershed were specified.
It is created by the construction of dokan dam, in 1959 which located about 70 km. The study came to conclude that throughout the research, the following conclusions. Dam or barrage install capacity mw 1 dokan dam 400 2 darbandikhan dam 240 3 total hydropower generated by mosul dam 1010 4 haditha dam 660 5 aludhaim dam 40 6 samaraa barrage 84 7 hemrin dam 50 8 alhindiyah barrage 15 9 shatt alkuffa barrage 6 total install capacity in mw 2505. Dokan is a multipurpose dam located on the lesser zab river in the. In the field with iraqs archaeologists of the future. Ruins of an old fortress on the river downstream from dukan dam 06. Pdf impact of climate change on water resources of dokan. Discrete differential dynamic programmingdddp has been employed to find the optimal operation of the said reservoirs. The major objective of this research is to determine the optimum operation policy for haditha dam that reflects the benefits of constructing this dam, namely,satisfaction of water demands and flood control.
Nov 27, 2017 baghdad, november 27, 2017 a joint team from the world bank and the ministry of water resources visited sulaimaniyah province to assess the impact of the recent earthquake that hit the iraqiran. During the second period, from 1976 to 1981, the hemrin dam on the diyala river has operated since 1981, and the mosul dam on the tigris began operating in 1986. The reservoir behind it, covering an area of some 104 square miles 270 sq km or more, has an estimated usual capacity of 8. The aim of this research is invention probabilistic approach to analyze the recession curve for mean monthly inflows to lakes of dokan dam at lesser zab river and derbendikan dam at the diyalah river by dividing the recession curve to many class interval and finding the mathematical equations which controls each class interval by using finite.
The sites coordinates are given in table 1,barzinji,2003. Swedish geotechnical engineering annual meeting, 28th september, 2017, sundsvall, sweden. Sep 24, 2014 fish activity in kurdistan region begins in 1960 when entered common carp fish to dokan dam and darbandikhan, did not come after that any economically an important experience until 1999, where the food and agriculture organization the establishment of two projects for fish one in erbil and the other in sulaimania, projects contain a hatchery. Its dam reservoir is being filled as of writing march 2020. Jul 28, 2020 twenty daily time stepbased swat simulation models for the duhok, adhaim and dokan dam watersheds, in iraq, were implemented using five land cover lc and digital elevation model dem of different resolutions. The dukan dam reservoir ddr in the kurdistan region of iraq has been studied to determine the characteristics and nature of the reservoir and the deposited sediments on its bottom surface. Dams and reservoirs the binnie heritage in dam 18 engineering. By 1985, iraq added its head dams, mosul on the tigris and haditha on the euphrates, to impound and control the river flows as they enter the country. Watershed sediment and its effect on storage capacity.
Pdf rania plain survey tim skuldbol and jesper eidem. Soldiers handbook to iraq federation of american scientists. The dukan dam, which is a multipurpose concrete arch dam, was built on the lesser zab river for controlling its flood during high rainfall seasons. Pdf a babylonian funerary cone, nino annual report 2012.
This study, focused on the upper part of lesser zab named dokan dam watershed ddw, which located extended with iraqiran borders between latitude 36. The height at the surface of the reservoir when filled to normal operational level is 511 m a. Its drainage area is 11,690 km2 with a storage capacity of 6. Dukan dokan hydroelectric power plant iraq is located at dukan, as sulaymaniyah, iraq. Bathymetry and siltation rate for dokan reservoir, iraq. The first unit was commissioned in 1979 and the last in 1979. A vast reservoir lake 270 km 2 was developed at its upstream side. Dokan dam reservoir and hydroelectric plant which produces 410 mw of. Gentry, who died in 2014, was a san francisco newspaper man turned author.
Prior to the flooding of lake dukan, the area has been subjected to. Dam construction began in 1954 and was completed in 1959. World bank and ministry of water resources evaluate. Tanjero river input and in the lakereservoir as well as below the dam in conjunction with the krg ministry of environment to take measurements of physical parameters and water samples for chemical testing.
Dokan dam meteorological station is located 114 km north east of darbandikhan dam metrological station. In the kirkuk area and around dokan, on the lesser zab river, a sporadic shale. Haditha dam is a high dam on the euphrates river valley. Inflow is from dokan dam, approximately 140 km upstream. The dam has operated since 1959, and it drains an area of 11,690 km2. Damming the kurdistan region of iraq save the tigris campaign. Biostratigraphy and palaeoceanography of the early. The river basin of 21 475 km2 of which 74 percent is in iraqi territory generates about 7. Undp jobs 87551 international consultant dam safety expert. The dokan area is characterized by a large depression in which the lesser zab river was flowing. The lesser zab watershed of 19,780 km 2 in area divided in to three parts, the upper part is located up stream of dkan dam, this part consider most contributed part of streamflow, the middle part located between dibas barrage and dokan dam, the lower part located between dibas barrage and joining of lesser zab with tigris river.
Geographically, the study area dukan dam reservoir is located between the longitudes 44. C urt gentry was no nostradamus or edgar cayce, but he made a prediction in 1969 that would have done either of them proud and which for a few hours last sunday looked like it might come to pass. A design was developed for an arch dam of single curvature form to suit the pro. The main purpose of 2900 x 106 m3 large taqtaq reservoir is irrigation, regulation of water released from dokan power station, flood control for downstream area and power generation. Results indicated that delineation of the flat watersheds is significantly. Behind oroville, the worlds highest earthfilled dam, swirled nearly 3. Dokan reservoir is located on the lesser zab river ne iraq. Undp jobs 87551 international consultant dam safety. Frequency analysis of the monthly rainfall data at sulaimania.
Modelling the effects of climate change on hydroelectric power in. At the south edge of the plain, at dokan, a hydroelectric dam was under. Frequency analysis of the monthly rainfall data at. The dukan dam reservoir ddr in the kurdistan region of iraq has been studied to determine the characteristics and nature of the reservoir and the deposited. In the downstream section the tailwater valley, the river. Prior to 1976 the samara barrage 1956 and the dokan dam on the lesser zab tributary 1961 were the two main modi. May 01, 2017 it stretches from halfway up the mountainside to the north, across the modern road and the cultivation, down to where lake dokan created by the dokan dam in the 1950s has washed away its. Mar 01, 2017 the dokan dam is located on the lesser zab river, approximately 220 km upstream from its confluence with the tigris river. The models were applied to the data of the case study described above. This study aimed to quantify the impact of climate change on streamflow at dokan dam until year 2050 using swat model based on the scenario of medium emission a1b and five climate projection models. This lovable aardman animation is a cautionary tale and a. Expected future of water resources within tigriseuphrates. Assessment of sediment load from dokan dam watershed. Bakhma dam, dokan dam and makhool dam for the division of years over 30 years.
Brief introduction of the following indopersian writers and their works. This was followed by the construction of other projects where many dams were constructed for irrigation and power generation purposes. Evaluating temporal changes in hydraulic conductivities near. Tell shemshara, now inundated by the dokan lake, was situated on the right bank of the lesser.
Oct 01, 2015 the dokan dam is a multipurpose concrete arch dam located in ne iraq 3557. Mardebaqqal wa tuti wa roghan reekhtanituti dar dukan. Biostratigraphy and palaeoceanography of the early turonian. The dam was built on iraqs little zab river to control flooding and to provide irrigation and hydroelectric power severe, recurrent flooding of the little zab river to northeastern iraq was formerly commonplace. The dam itself is an enormous structure, 382 feet 116. Pdf lesser zab is one of the most important tributaries of tigris river. Pdf the dukan dam reservoir ddr in the kurdistan region of iraq has been studied to determine the characteristics and nature of the reservoir and. Dokan is a multipurpose dam located on the lesser zab river in the iraqkurdistan region. The impact of climate change on greater zab and lesser zab using swat model. The rate of flow in this river as it passes through the dukan gorge is about 34 cubic yards 26 cu m per minute during the dry season, rising to more than 4,000 cubic. It is a relatively considered the largest lake within the region toma, 20.
The dukan dam was built between 1954 and 1959 as a multipurpose dam to provide water storage, irrigation and hydroelectricity. Fisheries and aquaculture activities in kurdistan region. The dokan reservoir dam is a concrete cylindrical arch with gravity abutments, located on the lesser zab river about. The first big dam dokan was constructed in 1959 on the lesser zab river. Pdf palynofacies analysis and hydrocarbon generation. All reservoirs in the world suffer from sediment deposition. Dokan dam project 1955 knowlesparadise dam project. Jun 29, 2018 this lovable aardman animation is a cautionary tale and a dam good lesson. Impact of climate change on water resources of dokan dam. Evaluating temporal changes in hydraulic conductivities. This concluded the first phase of our project and we are now busy preparing more comprehensive reports on the results as well as the next. Geoffrey had coopted his friends in imperial college, including professor pippard and a brilliant but highly eccentric mathematical lady letitia chitty.
The impacts of climate change on water resources modeling 5. During the last few decades, the streamflow significantly decreased for long. Recapitulating, in the writers own view it is perfectly possibl. The dokan section runs parallel to the left bank of the dokan dam, near the dokan tourist village. The study has used the volume of water inflow in the reservoir of dokan dam in sulaymaniah city as a time series for the purpose of the study.
The azmer section is located about 15km to the ne of sulaimani city. The formation thickens to the sw reaching 150m in the chamchamal wells buday,1980. What can we learn from the hoover dam project that influenced. At this moment buildings were toppling in santa rosa, petaluma, napa, and even sacramento a full 75 miles east of the san andreas fault. Dukan dam reservoir the dukan dam reservoir ddr that has been created due to the construction of dukan dam on the lesser zab river in 1954 separates the greater zab basin in the north from the sirwan river basin in the south figure 2a. What can we learn from the hoover dam project that.
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