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General Information

Beginning of works: 1953
Completion: 1956
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: ,
Coordinates: 37° 2' 20.99" N    35° 19' 56" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

height 53.2 m
retained water volume 1 200 000 000 m³
dam volume 7 500 000 m³
water surface area 68 km²
irrigation area 174 000 ha

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Seyhan Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Seyhan River north of Adana, Turkey

The dam was built in the 1950s as the first in a series of hydroelectric projects funded by the World Bank. The construction project was authorized by Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. The project manager was Süleyman Demirel. latter prime minister and 9th president of Turkey.

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

Participants

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  • Structure-ID
    20026830
  • Published on:
    21/02/2007
  • Last updated on:
    09/02/2023
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