Doroodzan Dam
Doroodzan Dam is a key water-control asset in the Hormuz Graph because it sits within the Kor River basin, linking Fars Province’s agricultural land, Marvdasht’s farming economy, and urban water pressures around Shiraz and nearby settlements. Its role connects irrigation, public water supply, environmental stress, and food-production resilience in one of Iran’s historically important agricultural regions. The asset is most valuable analytically as a marker of how water scarcity and basin management shape investment conditions for agriculture, urban services, and land-dependent industries in central Fars.
Strategic and market-access role
Doroodzan Dam is a key water-control asset in the Hormuz Graph because it sits within the Kor River basin, linking Fars Province’s agricultural land, Marvdasht’s farming economy, and urban water pressures around Shiraz and nearby settlements. Its role connects irrigation, public water supply, environmental stress, and food-production resilience in one of Iran’s historically important agricultural regions. The asset is most valuable analytically as a marker of how water scarcity and basin management shape investment conditions for agriculture, urban services, and land-dependent industries in central Fars.
Operations, capacity & connectivity
Related use cases
Useful for agricultural risk assessment, water-utility analysis, food-supply-chain screening, public-project monitoring, and industrial or real-estate site evaluation in Fars Province. Analysts can use it to understand how water allocation affects farms, urban services, and regional investment feasibility around Marvdasht and Shiraz. Practical decisions should verify current water availability, irrigation rules, environmental constraints, and exposure to drought-cycle volatility.
Capacity and service area
Capacity: The dam is an earthen structure with a clay core, 58 m high from foundation and 710 m long. Reservoir volume is 960 million m³, including 830 million m³ usable volume and 133 million m³ dead storage. Installed hydropower capacity is reported as 10 MW. Service area: Drinking-water service includes Shiraz and Marvdasht. Irrigation supply is reported for the Marvdasht and Karbal plains, covering 110,000 hectares.
Industries served
Agriculture, municipal water services, nearby factories and electricity generation.
Ownership, operation & expansion
Opening or commissioning
1974 is reported by Persian and English Wikipedia sources. Wikidata lists 1971, which may reflect a different construction or commissioning milestone.
Constraints, risk & compliance
Operational constraints
Allocation must balance drinking water, irrigation, industrial supply, flood-control functions and hydropower generation from the same Kor River reservoir system.
Key risks and compliance considerations
Environmental impacts include contribution to the drying of Bakhtegan and Tashk lakes. Current reservoir levels, water-allocation rules, drought exposure and environmental restrictions were not established in the supplied evidence.
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Frequently asked questions
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What is Doroodzan Dam used for?
Doroodzan Dam serves drinking-water supply for Shiraz and Marvdasht, irrigation for the Marvdasht and Karbal plains, water supply for nearby factories, Kor River flood management and hydropower generation.
What is the reported capacity of Doroodzan Dam?
The reservoir’s reported total volume is 960 million m³, of which 830 million m³ is usable volume. The associated hydropower capacity is reported as 10 MW.
When did Doroodzan Dam open?
Persian and English Wikipedia sources report 1974, while Wikidata lists 1971. The difference may reflect separate construction, completion or commissioning milestones and remains unresolved in the supplied evidence.
What environmental issue is associated with Doroodzan Dam?
The supplied evidence reports that the dam has contributed to the drying of Bakhtegan and Tashk lakes. Current environmental conditions and mitigation measures were not established in the evidence pack.