Menzelet dam
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 40 '34 " N , 36 ° 51' 3" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Rockfall dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1980-1989 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 136.5 m | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 151 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 8.7 million m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 425 m | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 248 MW (284?) (124?) | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 42 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1950 million m³ | ||||||||
The Menzelet Dam is a dam in Turkey . Your barrier structure is a dam made of rock fill. It is located north of Kahramanmaraş in the province of the same name in southern Anatolia.
The purpose of the dam is irrigation and electricity generation. The irrigated area covers 177,959 ha. The sources of the hydroelectric power station give contradicting 124, 248 or 284 megawatts. The energy produced annually is 515 GWh.
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of hydropower plants in Turkey
- List of dams in the world (Turkey)
Web links
- www.dsi.gov.tr/tricold/menzelet.htm Website of the Turkish dam committee
- Turkish government website: Menzelet Baraji
