Aslantaş dam
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 16 '21 " N , 36 ° 16' 18" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Earthfill dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1975-1984 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 78 m | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 95 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 8.3 million m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 585 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 138 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ) | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 49 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1183 million m³ | ||||||||
The Aslantaş Dam ( Turkish Aslantaş Barajı ) is a dam on the Ceyhan in the Osmaniye Province in southern Turkey .
The Aslantaş dam was built between 1975 and 1984 for the purpose of irrigation , flow regulation and energy generation . The barrier structure is a 78 m high earth embankment dam (above the valley floor) . The crown length is 585 m. The reservoir covers an area of 49 km² and extends in the north to the neighboring province of Kahramanmaraş . The storage space is 1183 million m³. The hydropower plant has three 46 MW Francis turbines . The standard work capacity is 605 GWh per year. The dam is designed for the irrigation of an area of 118,076 ha. The Berke Dam is located upstream and the Oşkan Barrage downstream .
In the south of the reservoir, the Karatepe mountain forms a peninsula, on which lies the late Hittite fortress Karatepe-Arslantaş , which gave the lake its name.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: Osmaniye
- ↑ a b industcards: Hydroelectric Power Plants in Turkey - Akdeniz ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
