The Gomaspan Dam is a

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currently being constructed on the Bastora River at Goma span gorge, near Gomespan, in

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. It is located about northeast of

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. The primary purpose of the dam is water supply for irrigation but it will support a small 2.4 MW

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power station. It is expected to irrigate . Construction on the tall roller-compacted concrete dam began in 2013 and completed in 2024.

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Dams in Iraq Dams in the Tigris River basin Roller-compacted concrete dams Gravity dams Dams under construction Hydroelectric power stations in Iraq Erbil Governorate {{Iraq-struct-stub