💧 Samarra Barrage

The Samarra Barrage is a multi-purpose barrage on the Tigris River adjacent (west) of Samarra and north of Baghdad, Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is to divert floodwater in the Tigris River to Lake Tharthar through the Tharthar depression along with irrigation and an 84 MW hydro-electricity station. It also serves to produce hydroelectric power and flood control – although the latter has become less critical with the construction of the Mosul Dam upstream and several other large dams in Turkey.