Dicle Dam
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 13 '49 " N , 40 ° 10' 34" E | ||||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||||
| Lock type: | Rock embankment dam with a clay core | ||||||||||
| Construction time: | 1991-2001 | ||||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 75 m | ||||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 87 m | ||||||||||
| Building volume: | 3 100 000 m³ | ||||||||||
| Power plant output: | 110 MW | ||||||||||
| Operator: | Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ) | ||||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||||
| Water surface | 24 km² | ||||||||||
| Storage space | 595 million m³ | ||||||||||
The Dicle Dam ( Turkish Dicle Barajı ; Dicle is the Turkish name of the Tigris ) is located at the confluence of the two Tigris source rivers Maden Çayı and Dibni Çayı 40 km north of Diyarbakır in the Turkish province of the same name .
The Dicle Dam was built in 1991-2001 for the purpose of irrigation , energy generation and drinking water supply . It is operated by the state energy company Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ) operated. The barrier structure is a stone embankment dam with a clay core . The dam has a height of 75 m above the valley floor and a volume of 3.1 million m³. The associated reservoir dams the lower reaches of the two rivers Maden Çayı (in the west) and Dibni Çayı (in the east) and covers an area of 24 km². The storage space is 595 million m³. The Dicle Dam hydropower plant has two 55 MW turbines. The standard work capacity is 298 GWh per year. Upstream on Maden Çayı is the Kralkızı Dam .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: Diyarbakır
- ↑ a b c industcards: Hydroelectric Power Plants in Turkey - Guneydogu Anadolu ( Memento of the original from July 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
