Tarik Dam (

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: سد تاریک) is a dam on the

Sefīd-Rūd The Sepid-Rud (, ) (also known as Sefid-Rud) is a river, approximately long, rising in the Alborz mountain range of northwestern Iran and flowing generally northeast to empty into the Caspian Sea at Rasht. Names Other names and transcription ...

river in the

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mountain range, about south of

Rasht Rasht (; ) is a city in the Central District (Rasht County), Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is also known as the "City of ...

Gilan Province Gilan Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, in the northwest of the country and southwest of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is the city of Rasht. The province lies along the Caspian Sea, in Iran's Regions of Iran, Region 3, west of ...

, northern

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. It is located downstream of the

Sefidrud Dam Sefidrud Dam (originally named Shahbanu Farah Dam and also known as the Manjil Dam) ( Persian: سد سفیدرود) is a buttress dam on the Sefīd-Rūd in the Alborz mountain range, located near Manjil in Gilan Province, northern Iran. It wa ...

. The dam was completed in 1977 to distribute releases from the Sefidrud Dam for irrigation paddy fields and river regulation purposes. A

hydroelectric power station Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and also mo ...

, with an installed capacity of 2.8 MW, was under construction in 2013 as part of the dam's structure.

Tarik Dam power plant

The Kaplan Tarik Dam power plant is a small scale project of the Iran Water Resources and Power Development Company, which was built 35 km downstream of Sefid Rood Reservoir Dam. The purpose of this plan is to produce 46.46 gigawatt hours of energy by controlling the flow of Sefidrud water with the Tarik dam power plant.

Tarik dam forest park

One of the most beautiful sights in Gilan province is Dark dam Forest Park. This park is located on the southern bank of the Sefid Rood River, near Tarik Dam. One of the most beautiful sights of this park is a rainbow of dark green, red, yellow and purple colors in autumn. The green vegetation of the forest in all seasons is another characteristic of this forest. Among the animals found in this climate, we can mention

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, forest turtle, red breast, and

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Tarik Dam power plant

Tarik dam forest park

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