Hasanlar dam
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 54 ′ 38 " N , 31 ° 16 ′ 34" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Rock embankment dam with a clay core | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1965-1972 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 70.8 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 1 651 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 9.4 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Batıçim Energy | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 4.25 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 55 million m³ | ||||||||
| Design flood : | 1 440 m³ / s | ||||||||
The Hasanlar Dam ( Turkish Hasanlar Barajı ) is a dam on the Küçük Melen Çayı River in the Düzce Province in northern Turkey .
The Hasanlar Dam is located in the western Pontic Mountains 12 km northeast of the provincial capital Düzce . It was built in the years 1965–1972 with the purpose of irrigation of an area of 13,000 ha, energy generation and flood protection . The barrier structure is a 70.8 m (above the valley floor) high stone embankment dam with a clay core . The dam volume is 1,651,000 m³. The reservoir covers an area of 4.25 km² with normal damming. The storage space is 53 million m³. The associated hydropower plant has an installed capacity of 9.4 MW . The standard work capacity is 40 GWh per year.