Hirfanlı Dam

Hirfanlı Dam
View of the Hirfanlı Dam
Location: Provinces Ankara , Kırşehir ( Turkey ) Tributaries: Kızılırmak Drain: Kızılırmak Larger places on the shore: Hirfanlı , Toklumen Major cities nearby: Kaman , Kırşehir , Şereflikoçhisar
Turkey
Coordinates	39 ° 16 '24 "  N , 33 ° 31' 5"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 16 '24 "  N , 33 ° 31' 5"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type:	Rockfall dam
Construction time:	1953-1959
Height above the river bed :	78 m
Building volume:	2 000 000  m³
Power plant output:	128 MW
Operator:	Devlet Su İşleri (DSİ)
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination )	856  m
Water surface	263 km²
Total storage space :	5 980 000 000  m³
Catchment area	20th 000  km²

The Hirfanlı Dam ( Turkish Hirfanlı Barajı ) is located in the center of the Asian Minor Peninsula and dams the Kızılırmak to the 263 km² large Hirfanlı Reservoir .

The reservoir forms the border between the provinces of Kırşehir and Ankara over long stretches . The 78 m high stone rubble dam, built between 1953 and 1959, dammed the largest reservoir in Central Anatolia , which was the largest reservoir in Turkey until the Keban Dam was completed.

The dam was built to regulate floods and generate electricity and is also used for irrigation purposes and for bathing tourism and excursions. There is also fishing, the products of which are sold as far as Ankara.

The hydropower plant has an installed capacity of 128 MW. The standard work capacity is 400 GWh per year.

See also

• List of hydropower plants in Turkey
• List of dams in the world (Turkey)

Web links

Commons : Hirfanlı Dam  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Satellite view of the dam
• Kırşehir Province website
• Operator's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: Ankara