Kesikköprü Dam

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Kesikköprü Dam
Ankara Bala Kesikköprü Barajı-1.jpg
Location: Provinces Ankara , Kırşehir ( Turkey )
Tributaries: Kızılırmak
Drain: Kızılırmak
Major cities nearby: Arrived
Kesikköprü Dam (Turkey)
Kesikköprü Dam
Coordinates 39 ° 23 '45 "  N , 33 ° 25' 15"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 23 '45 "  N , 33 ° 25' 15"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Earth / stone rubble dam
Construction time: 1959-1966
Height above the river bed : 49.1 m
Building volume: 900 000  m³
Power plant output: 76 MW
Data on the reservoir
Altitude (at congestion destination ) 785  m
Water surface 6.23 km²
Reservoir length 25 km
Storage space 95 million m³

The Kesikköprü Dam ( Turkish Kesikköprü Barajı ) is located in Central Anatolia , 20 km west of Kaman on the Kızılırmak River .

The dam, located in the Turkish provinces of Ankara and Kırşehir , was built in 1959–1966 on behalf of the state water authority DSİ for the purpose of energy generation and irrigation . The earth / stone embankment dam is 49.1 m high and has a volume of 900,000 m³. The associated reservoir has a water surface of 6.23 km² and a storage volume of 95 million m³. The dam is used to irrigate 6,600 hectares. The Kesikköprü dam's hydroelectric power station has an installed capacity of 76  megawatts . The standard work capacity is 250 GWh per year. Downstream is the Kapulukaya Dam , about 25 km upstream the Hirfanlı Dam .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: Ankara
  2. The Effect of Rainbow Trout Cage Culture on Sediment Quality in Kesikköprü Reservoir, Turkey. Aslı Alpaslan, Serap Pulatsü (PDF)