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Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has announced a significant increase in water revenues flowing into both the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, substantially exceeding the levels recorded during the same period last year. The Ministry affirmed its ongoing commitment to enhancing the country's strategic water reserves and maintaining full readiness for any potential flood waves. The Ministry's official spokesperson, Khalid Shimal, detailed that the revenues reaching the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River totaled 641 cubic meters per second, a notable rise compared to 192 cubic meters per second for the corresponding period in 2025. This surge has resulted in the dam's lake reservoir currently holding 7 billion and 250 million cubic meters, significantly up from 1 billion and 600 million cubic meters last year. Regarding the Euphrates River, Shimal indicated that the Haditha Dam received inflows of 896 cubic meters per second, a considerable increase from 158 cubic meters per second recorded in the same period of 2025. Current releases from the dam stand at 500 cubic meters per second, compared to 375 cubic meters per second previously. He also highlighted that Haditha Dam's revenues surpassed six times last year's figures, contributing to an increase in its reservoir storage to 5 billion and 100 million cubic meters, as opposed to approximately 1 billion and 800 million cubic meters in 2025, with an available storage capacity of 3 billion cubic meters.
