Suat Uğurlu Dam

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Suat Uğurlu Dam
Location: Province Samsun ( Turkey )
Tributaries: Yeşilırmak
Drain: Yeşilırmak
Larger places on the shore: Ayvacık
Major cities nearby: Çarşamba
Suat Uğurlu Dam (Turkey)
Suat Uğurlu Dam
Coordinates 41 ° 4 ′ 29 "  N , 36 ° 40 ′ 25"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 4 ′ 29 "  N , 36 ° 40 ′ 25"  E
Data on the structure
Lock type: Rockfall dam
Construction time: 1975-1981
Height above foundation level : 56 m
Height above the river bed : 38 m
Building volume: 2 338 000  m³
Crown length: 380 m
Power plant output: 46 MW
Operator: Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ)
Data on the reservoir
Water surface 9.644 km²
Reservoir length 22 km
Storage space 181.31 million m³

The Suat-Uğurlu Dam ( Turkish Suat Uğurlu Barajı ) is located 13 km south of Çarşamba in the northern Turkish province of Samsun on the lower reaches of the Yeşilırmak .

The Suat-Uğurlu Dam was built in 1975–1981 by the state water authority DSİ as a rubble dam . Today's operator is the state energy company Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. (EÜAŞ). The dam is used for energy generation and irrigation . The dam is 38 m high and has a volume of 2.338 million m³. The associated reservoir, which is around 22 km long, has a water surface of 9.644 km² and a storage volume of 181.31 million m³. It extends to the Hasan-Uğurlu dam upstream . The district town of Ayvacık is located on the western shore of the lake . The Kumköy barrage is located 2.5 km downstream . The Suat-Uğurlu Dam is designed to irrigate an area of ​​82,707 hectares. The Suat-Uğurlu Dam hydropower plant has two Kaplan turbines , each with a capacity of 23  megawatts . The average annual energy production is 273 GWh.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: Samsun
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