Medic dam
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 30 '38 " N , 38 ° 3' 46" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Rock embankment dam with a clay core | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1966-1975 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 42 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 1 030 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 12.5 MW | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 1.62 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 22 million m³ | ||||||||
The medic dam ( Turkish: medic Barajı ) is located on the Tohma Çayı , a right tributary of the Euphrates 30 km north-northwest of the provincial capital Malatya in the south- east Turkish province of Malatya of the same name .
The medic dam was built by order of the state water authority DSİ in the years 1982–1997 as a rock embankment dam with a clay core . The dam is used for energy generation and irrigation . The dam is 42 m high (above the valley floor) and has a volume of 1.03 million m³. The associated reservoir has a water surface of 1.62 km² and a storage volume of 22 million m³. The dam is used to irrigate an area of 20,767 hectares. The hydropower plant of the Medik dam has an installed capacity of 12.5 megawatts . The standard work capacity is 59 GWh per year.