Karacaören-1 dam

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Karacaören-1 dam
Reservoir-in-Taurus-Mountains.jpg
Location: Province Burdur ( Turkey )
Tributaries: Aksu Çayı
Drain: Aksu Çayı
Major cities nearby: Antalya
Karacaören 1 Dam (Turkey)
Karacaören-1 dam
Coordinates 37 ° 22 '7 "  N , 30 ° 49' 46"  E Coordinates: 37 ° 22 '7 "  N , 30 ° 49' 46"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Rockfall dam
Construction time: 1977-1990
Height above valley floor: 85 m
Height above foundation level : 93 m
Building volume: 3 500 000  m³
Power plant output: 32 MW
Operator: Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ)
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 46 km²
Storage space 1234 million m³

The Karacaören-1 dam ( Turkish Karacaören I Barajı ) is located in the Taurus Mountains 60 km north of Antalya in the Turkish province of Burdur .

The Karacaören-1 dam was built in 1977-1990 as a rock embankment dam and dams the Aksu Çayı river . The multi-purpose dam is used for irrigation , energy generation and flood protection . The dam has a height of 93 m above the foundation level and 85 m above the valley floor. The dam volume is 3.5 million m³. The associated reservoir is also partly in the province of Isparta . It has an area of ​​46 km² and a storage volume of 1234 million m³. The dam is used for irrigation of an area of 9500 ha The hydroelectric power plant of Karacaören-1 Dam has two 16.  MW - Francis turbines . The standard work capacity is 142 GWh annually. About 8 km downstream is the smaller Karacaören-2 dam .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: Burdur
  2. a b industcards.com: Hydroelectric Power Plants in Turkey - Akdeniz ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.industcards.com
  3. a b c Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: CARACAURS I BARAJI