Iran's Half-Empty Water Glass: 55% of Dam Reservoirs Remain Empty Despite Rising Rainfall

A review of dam filling levels nationwide shows that Doosti and Toroq dams in Razavi Khorasan, Panzdah Khordad dam in the Qomrud basin, Shamil and Nian dams in Hormozgan, Barzu dam in North Khorasan, Saveh dam in Gilan, and the Lar and Mamlou dams in Tehran and Alborz are in critical condition in terms of their water levels.

The investigation of the state of the reservoirs of the country's dams until October 19 shows that the level of filling of the dams has reached 45%; This means that 55% of the reservoir capacity of the country's dams is still empty.

According to Ambassador Arjan, the total volume of water entering the country's dam reservoirs in the current water year, 1405-1406, has reached 820 million cubic meters. Meanwhile, the volume of water entering the dams in the same period last year was 510 million cubic meters; Therefore, the amount of water entering the reservoirs of the country's dams has increased by 62% compared to last year.

The critical situation of Lar and Mamlo dams

The investigation of the state of dams in the country shows that the Dosti and Targ dams in Razavi Khorasan, Panzadeh Khordad in Qomroud basin, Shamil and Nyan in Hormozgan, Barzo in North Khorasan, Saveh in Gilan, as well as Lar and Mamlo dams in Tehran and Alborz, are in a critical condition.

On the other hand, Azad, Ekbatan, Zirdan, Jegin, Doiraj and Ilam dams are in a good condition in terms of the volume of filling.

The amount of rainfall since the beginning of October

According to the announced statistics, the height of the total rainfall in the country from the beginning of October to October 18, 1405 has reached 4.2 mm. This amount shows an increase compared to the average rainfall in the same long-term period, equivalent to 3.2 mm.

Also, the amount of rainfall recorded in this time period in the last water year was 1.3 mm; Therefore, the country's rainfall from the beginning of October to the 18th of October this year has been higher compared to the same period last year and the long-term average.