الزاب الصغير نهر تقع منابعه في شمال غربي إيران ويمتد لمسافة 402 كم داخل العراق. يعتبر من أحد الروافد المهمة لنهر دجلة. يصب في نهر دجلة شمال مدينة بيجي بعد مروره بمنطقة التون كوبري. وهوأبرز الموارد المائية في منطقة كركوك حيث تعتبر مياهه مصدر مهم لمياه الشرب. أطلق عليه السومريون اسم "زابوشيالو". تتسع أجزاء من أحواضه في إيران، ويستمر إلى سروشتا، وديانا، ورانية، وقلعة دزه، حيث بني سد دوكان سنة 1958 ، لإنتاج الطاقة الكهربائية للمنطقة. يتميز بالوديان التي تصلح لبناء السدود، فقد بني سد واطيء في منطقة الدبس، بعد مروره ببلدة التون كوبري. وتفرعت من النهر قناة الحويجة لري سهولها منذالخمسينات من القرن الماضي، وتم توصيل مياهه بخط أنابيب لشركة النفط.

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