Karacaören-2 dam
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 18 '24 " N , 30 ° 48' 32" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Gravity dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1988-1993 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 49 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 165 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 47.2 MW | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 2 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1234 million m³ | ||||||||
The Karacaören-2 dam ( Turkish Karacaören II Barajı ) is located in the Taurus Mountains 60 km north of Antalya in the Turkish province of Burdur .
The Karacaören-2 dam was built in the years 1988-1993 as a concrete gravity dam below the Karacaören-1 dam and dams the Aksu Çayı river . The dam is used for irrigation and energy generation . The dam is 49 m high and has a volume of 165,000 m³. The associated reservoir covers an area of 2 km² and has a storage volume of 48 million m³. The dam is used to irrigate an area of 19,330 ha.
The Karacaören-2 hydropower plant ( ⊙ ) down the valley is supplied with water from the reservoir via a 566 m long tunnel. The hydraulic potential is 105.5 m. The power plant has an installed capacity of 47.2 megawatts . The standard work capacity is 206 GWh per year.