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General Information

Beginning of works: 2008
Completion: 19 May 2011
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Rockfill dam

Location

Location: ,
Coordinates: 37° 57' 33" N    42° 5' 34" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 134 m
crest length 1 058 m
dam volume 13 000 000 m³

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Alkumru Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Botan River, located 14 km (9 mi) east of Siirt in Siirt Province, Turkey. The dam was constructed between 2008 and 2011. It was inaugurated by President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 19 May 2011. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 265.5 MW power station. The first two generators were commissioned in March 2011 with the third and final in April 2011.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Alkumru Dam" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

Participants

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  • Structure-ID
    20072297
  • Published on:
    15/12/2016
  • Last updated on:
    04/01/2017
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