TEHRAN – Over 33.97 billion cubic meters of water is stored behind the dams across Iran, indicating that 61 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.

Since the beginning of the current water year (late September 2023) up to late July 13, the total volume of water inflow to the reservoirs of the country's dams stood at 39.05 billion cubic meters, seven percent more than the figure for the last year’s same period.

Water inflow to the country’s dams was 36.64 billion cubic meters in the previous water 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 also increased by seven percent to stand at 29.06 billion cubic meters.

Back in April, 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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