Silvan dam

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Silvan dam
Position sketch
Position sketch
Location: Diyarbakır ( Turkey )
Tributaries: Kulp Çayı , Sarım Çayı
Drain: Kulp Çayı
Major cities nearby: Silvan
Silvan Dam (Turkey)
Silvan dam
Coordinates 38 ° 17 '35 "  N , 41 ° 1' 20"  E Coordinates: 38 ° 17 '35 "  N , 41 ° 1' 20"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Rockfall dam
Height of the barrier structure : 188 m
Power plant output: 240 MW
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 164 km²
Storage space 6th 840 000 000  m³

The Silvan Dam is a planned or already under construction dam in the Silvan District , Diyarbakır Province , in southeastern Turkey . It is part of the Anatolian GAP dam project . The dammed river is the Kulp Çayı , a source river of the Batman Çayı , in the catchment area of the Tigris .

At the reservoir , a target hydroelectric power plant to be operated, which has a power output of 240 MW, and can produce an annual energy of 964 GWh.

The rock embankment dam will be 188 m high and the reservoir will hold 6.84 billion m³ of water.

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Individual evidence

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