General Information
Project Type
Function / usage: |
Irrigation & industrial water dam |
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Structure: |
Earthfill dam |
Function / usage: |
Hydroelectric dam / plant Flood-control dam |
Location
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.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20026830 - Published on:
21/02/2007 - Last updated on:
09/02/2023