Eyvashan Dam
Dam in Khorramabad, Lorestan province
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The Eyvashan Dam (Persian: سد ایوشان), also spelled Ashavan, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Horood River about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Khorramabad in Lorestan province, Iran. It was inaugurated in February 2015.[1]
| Eyvashan Dam | |
|---|---|
  Eyvashan Dam Location within Iran | |
 Interactive map of Eyvashan Dam | |
| Official name | سد ایوشان |
| Country | Iran |
| Location | Khorramabad, Lorestan province |
| Purpose | Water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 2015 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Horood River |
| Height | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Length | 676 m (2,218 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 51,750,000 m3 (41,950 acre⋅ft) |
