Duhok Dam

The Duhok Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Duhok River just north of city of Duhok in Duhok Governorate, Kurdistan region of Iraq. The dam was completed in 1988 with the primary purpose of providing water for irrigation. It is 60 m tall and can withhold 52000000 m3 of water. The dam has a bell-mouth spillway with a maximum discharge of 81 m3/s.

Watersport on Duhok Dam has increased in popularity over the recent years, an increase in Jetski use in local lakes & dams has brought more tourism to the area, providing an increase of income for locals in the surrounding villages and city.