Water inflow to dam reserves rises 6%

Water inflow to Iran’s dams has increased by six percent since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2023) up to June 1, 2024, compared to the same period last year, the new report released by the Water Resources Management Company shows.
According to the said report, during the mentioned period, 35.68 billion cubic meters of water entered the country’s dam reserves, while the figure stood at 33.62 billion last year, IRNA reported.

Following the recent perspirations across the country, the total volume of water in dam reservoirs has experienced an eight percent increase compared to the previous year.
The report indicates that the volume of water in the country’s dams from the beginning of the current water year up to June 1, has reached 35 billion cubic meters, while the figure stood at 32.39 billion cubic meters last year.

The amount of water outflow from the dams in the aforesaid period has also increased by 10 percent to reach 22.86 billion cubic meters. Last year and in the same period, the amount of water outflow was 20.83 billion cubic meters.
The total capacity of the country’s dams stands at 50.5 billion cubic meters, showing that only 67 percent of the dams’ capacity is full.