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The Kut Barrage is a barrage on the Tigris river located in the modern town of Kut in Wasit Governorate Iraq. It is 516 metres (1693 ft) long 10.5 metres (34 ft) high and consists of 56 gates each 6 metres (20 ft) wide. The maximum discharge of the barrage is 6000 cubic metres (7800 cu yd) but actual discharge has not exceeded 2000 cubic metres (2600 cu yd) in the last 10 years. The barrage supports a road and includes a lock for boats passing up and down the Tigris.
