Atasu dam
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 51 '28 " N , 39 ° 41' 57" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | CFRD | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1998-2012 | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 116 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 4th 650 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 5 MW | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 83 ha | ||||||||
| Storage space | 37.75 million m³ | ||||||||
The Atasu Dam ( Turkish Atasu Barajı ) is a dam on the Galyan Deresi , a right tributary of the Değirmendere , in the Trabzon Province in northern Turkey .
The Atasu Dam, located 20 km south of the provincial capital Trabzon , was built between 1998 and 2012 as a rock embankment dam with a water-side concrete seal. It is used to supply drinking water and generate energy . The dam is 116 m high and has a volume of 4.65 million m³. The associated reservoir covers an area of 83 ha and has a storage volume of 37.75 million m³. The Atasu dam hydropower plant has an installed capacity of 5 MW . The standard work capacity is 27 GWh per year.