Çatalan dam
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 11 '53 " N , 35 ° 16' 55" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Earthfill dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1982-1997 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 70 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 14.5 million m³ | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 169 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Devlet Su İşleri (DSİ) | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 69.25 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1629 million m³ | ||||||||
The Çatalan Dam ( Turkish Çatalan Barajı ) is located on the Seyhan 30 km north of the provincial capital Adana in the southern Turkish province of the same name .
The Çatalan dam was built on behalf of the state water authority DSİ in the years 1982–1997 as an earth embankment dam . The dam is used to generate energy , regulate runoff , supply drinking water and provide irrigation . The dam is 70 m high and has a volume of 14.5 million m³. The associated reservoir has a water surface of 69.25 km² and a storage volume of 1629 million m³. The dam is used to irrigate an area of 1870 hectares. The Çatalan dam's hydropower plant has an installed capacity of 169 megawatts . The standard work capacity is 596 GWh per year. Downstream is the Seyhan dam , upstream the Menteş barrage .
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Kavşak-Bendi |
Yedigöze |
Mentaş |
Çatalan |
Seyhan