Mosul

The dam is located in Mosul Governorate on Tigris River, 50 Km North of Mosul Town, 80km from the Turkish borders .the scheme included the dam and appurtenant structures, a regulating dam located at the downstream and a pumped storage scheme for additional hydropower generation. The main dam features a 113-m high, 3.4-km long zoned earth fill embankment, a powerhouse, bottom outlet, concrete-lined gated spillway, and a fuse plug secondary spillway. The embankment contains graded filters on the upstream and downstream sides of the central core, with an inclined chimney drain and blanket drain. The total volume of material in the embankment is around 37.7 million m3 and total concrete works is 1.93 Million m3.The dam was completed and commissioned and commissioning in 1986

After completion of the dam and commissioning in 1986, gradual deterioration of gypsum and anhydrite formations under the dam were observed, and additional grouting were necessary then led to substantial continuous re-grouting activities extended to date. Sink holes were also observed at the downstream side of the dam. More studies were carried out by different American entities after 2003 all concluded the following ;Foundation grouting does not provide an acceptable long term risk reduction, considering the very large downstream population at risk. Construction of a diaphragm wall from the crest of the dam using current technology is an unproven alternative that could not, therefore, be relied upon to reduce the risk sufficiently, considering the very large downstream population at risk. In addition, this alternative would be much, much more costly than building Badush Dam. Construction of Badush Dam between Mosul Dam and the City of Mosul would be necessary

The dam was constructed as a multipurpose project for the following Objectives: Flood Control of Tigris River and preventing flood hazards threatening population at the downstream reaches of Tigris River. Storage Of Water for downstream Irrigation demands and other uses. Electric Power Generation ( 1050 mwhr). Development of Tourist facilities and Fisheries with positive impact on environment.

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