Gönen dam

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Gönen dam
Dam of the Gönen dam
Dam of the Gönen dam
Location: Province Çanakkale ( Turkey )
Tributaries: Gönen Çayı
Drain: Gönen Çayı
Major cities nearby: Gönen
Larger places nearby: Yenice
Gönen Dam (Turkey)
Gönen dam
Coordinates 39 ° 58 '12 "  N , 27 ° 26' 42"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 58 '12 "  N , 27 ° 26' 42"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Earth-gravel embankment
Construction time: 1979-1997
Height above valley floor: 70 m
Height above foundation level : 78 m
Building volume: 2 400 000  m³
Power plant output: 11 MW
Operator: Enda Enerji Holding A.Ş.
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 10.4 km²
Storage space 164 million m³

The Gönen Dam ( Turkish Gönen Barajı ) is located 15 km east of the city of Yenice and 25 km southwest of Gönen on the river Gönen Çayı in the western Turkish province of Çanakkale .

The Gönen dam was built in 1979–1997 as an earth-gravel rubble dam. The dam project was implemented as an operator model . The multi-purpose dam is used for irrigation , energy generation , drinking water supply and drainage regulation . The dam is 70 m high (above the valley floor) and has a volume of 2.4 million m³. The associated reservoir has a water surface of 10.4 km² and a storage volume of 164 million m³. The dam is designed to irrigate an area of ​​16,765 hectares.

The associated hydroelectric power station is located at the foot of the dam. It has two 5.5 MW Francis turbines . The standard work capacity is 47.5 GWh per year.

Individual evidence

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  2. a b industcards.com: Hydroelectric Power Plants in Northern Turkey - other regions ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 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.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.industcards.com
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