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General Information

Beginning of works: 1967
Completion: 1972
Status: in use

Project Type

Function / usage: Hydroelectric dam / plant
Structure: Arch dam

Location

Location: ,
Coordinates: 40° 1' 59.34" N    31° 0' 57.06" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 115 m
retained water volume 910 000 000 m³
dam volume 650 000 m³
water surface area 20 km²

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Gökçekaya Dam is 43 km (27 mi) north of Alpu town 45 km (28 mi) east of province of Eskişehir in central Turkey and located 60 km (37 mi) downstream of Sarıyar Dam on the Sakarya River which runs into the Black Sea. The Yenice Dam is located downstream.

There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1972, at the dam, with a power output of 278 MW (three Francis turbines at 92.8 MW each), generating an average 562 GW·h of hydroelectricity annually.

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

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • About this
    data sheet
  • Structure-ID
    20026570
  • Published on:
    21/02/2007
  • Last updated on:
    23/12/2015
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