TEHRAN – Some 31.56 billion cubic meters of water is stored behind the dams across Iran, indicating that 64 percent of the capacity of the country’s dams is full, according to the Iranian Energy Ministry data.

Based on the Energy Ministry data, the total capacity of the country’s dam reservoirs currently stands at 50.5 billion cubic meters.

As reported by IRNA, since the beginning of the current water year (late September 2023) up to late April 27, the total volume of water inflow to the reservoirs of the country's dams stood at 26.57 billion cubic meters, eight percent less than the figure for the last year’s same period.

According to the mentioned data, compared to the figures for the previous water year, the volume of water outflow from the country's dams has not changed significantly and stood at 16.69 billion cubic meters.

Earlier this month, the Water Resources Management Company reported that the water inflow to Iran’s dams decreased by 10 percent since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2023) up to April 13, 2024, compared to the same period last year.

According to the said report, during the mentioned period, 22.89 billion cubic meters of water entered the country’s dam reserves, while the figure stood at 25.57 billion last year.

Despite the recent perspirations across the country, the total volume of water in dam reservoirs has not changed significantly compared to the previous year.

Recent rains have led to the melting of snow cover, increasing the level of water behind dams. However, the water level of dams is still not high in comparison to last year.

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