Iran Press/ Iran News: Taleqan tourist area with mountainous nature and beautiful lake of Taleqan dam for recreation, fishing, and boating, is of interest to nature lovers and western people of Tehran province.
The water that feeds the lake, originates from Shahrud River, literally meaning the great river or the river of kings. This river is as long as 175 kilometers that flow from heights of the mountain and after joining Alamut River, eventually flowing into the Caspian Sea in the northern region of Iran.
Initial researches about the formation of Taleqan Dam Lake were conducted with the intention of conveying the water from Taleqan to plains in Qazvin in 1969. The projects for conveying water to Qazvin plain started by the building of the Sangbaran Dam in Taleqan, which is categorized as a diversion dam, as well as a nine-kilometer tunnel for transferring water to Ziyaran, the water canals of Qazvin plain. 207
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