Karakaya Dam
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 13 '40 " N , 39 ° 8' 20" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Arch weight wall | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1976-1987 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 158 m | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 173 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 2 million m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 462 m (?) | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 1 800 MW | ||||||||
| Operator: | Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ) | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 268 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 9580 million m³ | ||||||||
The Karakaya Dam on the Euphrates near Malatya is a dam in Turkey.
The dam was built between 1976 and 1987 as an arched weight wall. It is 173 m high above its foundation and 158 m above the river bed. The hydropower plant has six 300 MW Francis turbines . The standard work capacity is 7354 GWh per year.
Web links
- official website of the CAP in general
- official website of the GAP: Karakaya
- United Nations website on the CAP
- Status of the CAP in June 2000
- Data collection
Individual evidence
- ↑ industcards.com: Hydroelectric Power Plants in Turkey - Guneydogu Anadolu ( 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.
- ↑ Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: Diyarbakır
