Samarra Barrage (Arabic: سد سامَرّاء) and Thar Thar Barrage (Arabic: سد الثَرثار) is a multi-purpose barrage on the Tigris River adjacent (west) of Samarra and north of Baghdad Iraq. The main purpose of the dam is to divert floodwater in the Tigris River to Lake Tharthar through the Thar Thar depression along with irrigation and an 84 MW hydro-electricity station.
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