Latyan Dam
| latyan Dam | |
|---|---|
MW | |
| Installed capacity | 45 MW |
| Website https://thrw.ir/st/66 | |
Latyan Dam (
hydroelectric power station was commissioned on 17 March 1969, the second on 13 April 1987.[1]
Geology
Palaeozoic era up to the Quaternary
period, as below:
- Palaeozoic era: The dolomitic rocks, sandstone and limestone. Belong to Devonian, Carboniferous and Permianperiods.
- Lower Jurassic) coal formation with sandstone and fossiliferous limestones belong to this era.
- Paleogene period: starts with lower and middle Eocene limestone layers with nummulite fossil and continues with the Alborz green layers. (Green tuffs) which is an indication of submarine volcanic, eruptions and were belongs to upper Eocene.
- Quaternary period: The basaltic masses in the alluvial deposits which cover a big area in the region belong to this era.
Location within Alborz Range
| Map of central Alborz | Peaks: | 1 Alam-Kuh |
|---|---|---|
 −25 to 500 m (−82 to 1,640 ft) 500 to 1,500 m (1,600 to 4,900 ft) 1,500 to 2,500 m (4,900 to 8,200 ft) 2,500 to 3,500 m (8,200 to 11,500 ft) 3,500 to 4,500 m (11,500 to 14,800 ft) 4,500 to 5,610 m (14,760 to 18,410 ft) |
2 Azad Kuh
|
3 Damavand |
| 4 Do Berar
|
5 Do Khaharan | |
| 6 Ghal'eh Gardan
|
7 Gorg
| |
| 8 Kholeno | 9 Mehr Chal
| |
| 10 Mishineh Marg
|
11 Naz
| |
| 12 Shah Alborz | 13 Sialan | |
| 14 Tochal | 15 Varavašt
| |
| Rivers: | 0 | |
| 1 Alamut | 2 Chalus | |
| 3 Do Hezar | 4 Haraz | |
| 5 Jajrood
|
6 Karaj | |
| 7 Kojoor | 8 Lar | |
| 9 Noor | 10 Sardab | |
| 11 Seh Hazar
|
12 Shahrood
| |
| Cities: | 1 Amol | |
| 2 Chalus | 3 Karaj | |
| Other: | D Dizin | |
| E Emamzadeh Hashem | K Kandovan Tunnel | |
| * Latyan Dam | ** Lar Dam |
See also
- Dams in Iran
References
- ^ "Installed Capacity, Plants Site, Fuel Type, Date of Commissioning of Power Plants". Tavinar. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
External links
| Major reservoirs and dams in Iran |
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| Under construction |
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| Ancient dams | ||
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