Hindiya Barrage
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The Hindiya Barrage is a barrage on the Euphrates south of the town of Musayyib in Babil Governorate of Iraq. Located north of the Al-Hindiya District, it was designed by British civil engineer William Willcocks in response to the silting up of the Hillah branch of the Euphrates. Construction of the dam, with a length of over 250 metres (820 ft), lasted between 1911 and 1913. Between 1984 and 1989, a new dam was built several kilometres upstream as a replacement for the Hindiya Barrage.
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Hindiya Barrage | |
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Location | Babil Governorate, Iraq |
Coordinates | 32°42′46″N 44°16′01″E |
Construction began | 1911 |
Opening date | 1913 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Euphrates |
Length | 250 m (820 ft) |
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