Water & soil Status
Lorestan province is the wettest province of the country, after three northern provinces. The average annual precipitation for the whole country is about 252 mm, while in Lorestan it is about 580 mm.
Lorestan Water and soil Status |
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Description |
Amount |
Unit |
The province area |
28160 |
square kilometer |
The province Plains area |
|
hectares |
arable land |
800000 |
hectares |
irrigated land |
200000 |
Hectares |
land for development |
600000 |
hectares |
Long-term average rainfall of 545 mm. |
545 |
mm |
Long-term average of province's overflow water |
12 |
billion cubic meters |
The annual discharge of underground water |
0.92 |
billion cubic meters |
The number of wells in operation |
6748 |
ring |
The number of springs with more than 5 liters per second |
6444 |
fountain |
The number of aqueducts |
1341 |
duct |
The number of Dams under Feasibility Study |
28 |
dam |
The number of dams under construction |
9 |
dam |
The number of diversion dams on the operation |
78 |
dam |
The area of modern operating networks |
11000 |
hectares |
The number of pumping stations under study and implementation |
9 |
projects |
The number of pumping stations ready for operation |
2 |
Stations |
The number of dams ready for operation |
5 |
dam |
Reference: Lorestan Province Regional Water Company |
Department of Economic Affairs and Finance of Lorestan,Shahid chamran st,Shastmetri Blvd,Khorramabad,Lorestan,Iran |
Phone: 066-3323964 066-33229577 066-33202904-4 |
Email: info@investlorestan.ir |
Fax: 066-33202905 |
last update site : 1399/02/20 11:46