It was built before the Islamic revolution by Yugoslavian engineers and is one of the ten largest dams in Iran.

On average, the total volume of annual water input is equal to 339.304 million cubic meters.

[5] The Mahabad Dam provides water for agriculture (71%), industry (11%), drinking (7%), and other miscellaneous purposes (11%).

Rainfall in the high places of Mahabad region is 750 mm per year, but with the decrease in altitude, the amount of rainfall decreases, so that this amount reaches 300 mm per year at the end of the northern part of Mahabad plain.

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