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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. The dam has a capacity of 4,000 m through the spillway and 278 m through the head regulator (diversion to the Kirkuk Irrigation Project). Inflow is
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that allows the emergency spillway to work did not erode because heavy sediment had built up behind it. Repairs were carried out by China International Water and Electric Cooperation between October 1985 and March 1987.
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River. The dam is located directly north of the town of Dibis in
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approximately 130 km upstream from its confluence with the
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Dibis Dam is located in Iraq
Kirkuk Governorate
Iraq
35°41′19″N 44°06′33″E / 35.68861°N 44.10917°E / 35.68861; 44.10917
Ministry of Water Resources
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Spillways
embankment dam
Lesser Zab River
Tigris
Kirkuk Governorate
Iraq
Lesser Zab River
Dokan Dam
fuse-plug
List of dams and reservoirs in Iraq
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Dams in Iraq
Dams on the Little Zab River
Embankment dams
Kirkuk Governorate

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