Grishk Dam
Dam in Helmand Province, Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grishk Dam is located on a canal next to the city of Grishk in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. It is a gravity dam with a hydroelectric power plant. About 2.7 mi (4.3 km) to the northeast is the Canal Intake Structure, which provides water from the Helmand River to Grishk Dam.
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Grishk Dam | |
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Location | Grishk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan |
Coordinates | 31°49′35″N 64°35′29″E |
Opening date | 1945 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Helmand River |
Length | 67 m (220 ft) |
Width (base) | 60 m (200 ft) |
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A 2003 technical journal noted that the Grishk power plant was commissioned on an irrigation canal in 1945, and had two damaged and obsolete 1.2 megawatt units which would cost US$3 million to repair.[1]