General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Irrigation & industrial water dam |
|---|---|
| Structure: |
Rockfill dam |
| Function / usage: |
Flood-control dam Hydroelectric dam / plant |
Location
| Location: |
Diyarbakir, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 38° 9' 34.79" N 41° 12' 8.40" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 85 m | |
| retained water volume | 1 175 000 000 m³ | |
| dam volume | 7 181 000 m³ | |
| water surface area | 49 km² | |
| irrigation area | 37 744 ha |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Batman Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Batman River, north of Batman, in southeastern of Turkey. It was constructed between 1986 and 1999. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1998, at the dam, with a power output of 191.7 MW. The dam is designed to service an irrigation area of 37,744 ha (93,270 acres). The Silvan Dam is located upstream.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Batman Dam" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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20026414 - Published on:
21/02/2007 - Last updated on:
09/02/2023
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