Kürtün Dam

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Kürtün Dam
Location: Gümüşhane ( Turkey )
Tributaries: Harşit Çayı
Drain: Harşit Çayı
Major cities nearby: Kürtün
Kürtün Dam (Turkey)
Kürtün Dam
Coordinates 40 ° 40 '54 "  N , 39 ° 7' 39"  E Coordinates: 40 ° 40 '54 "  N , 39 ° 7' 39"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: CFRD
Construction time: 1986-2003
Height above foundation level : 133 m
Height above the river bed : 110 m
Building volume: 3.8 m³
Crown length: 300 m
Crown width: 12 m
Base width: 420 m
Power plant output: 80 MW
Operator: Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ)
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 2.08 km²
Reservoir length 6.5 km
Storage space 80.25 million m³
Catchment area 2 686  km²

The Kürtün Dam ( Turkish Kürtün Barajı ) is a dam on Harşit Çayı in the Gümüşhane Province in northern Turkey . The barrier structure, a 110 m high dam , is located 27 km northwest of Torul . The first plans were made in 1986. Construction began in the mid-1990s. In February 2002 the dam went into operation. Electricity generation started in September 2003.

Upstream of the Kürtün Dam is the Torul Dam , while the small Hanyani Dam is directly below . The dam of the Kürtün Dam consists of a rock fill as a support body with concrete slabs on the water side ( CFRD construction). The flood relief consists of two overflow channels (314 m and 357 m long), each 12 m in diameter.

The hydropower plant has with his two Francis turbines of 40  MW power through an annual standard capacity of 198  GWh of electricity. It is at an altitude of 497  m .

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