Altınkaya Dam

Altınkaya Dam
Location of Altınkaya Dam in Turkey
Official name	Altınkaya Dam
Location	Samsun, Turkey
Coordinates	41°21′49.08″N 35°43′28.43″E / 41.3636333°N 35.7245639°E / 41.3636333; 35.7245639Coordinates: 41°21′49.08″N 35°43′28.43″E / 41.3636333°N 35.7245639°E / 41.3636333; 35.7245639
Construction began	1980
Opening date	1988
Operator(s)	State Hydraulic Works (DSİ)
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kızılırmak
Height	195 m (640 ft)
Length	634 m (2,080 ft)
Reservoir
Creates

Altınkaya Dam

The Altınkaya Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power purposes, located on the River Kızılırmak, 23 km south of Bafra and 35 km west of Samsun in northern Turkey. It feeds Lake of Derbent.

Having a dam volume of 15,920,000 m³, Altınkaya Dam was completed in 1988. It has a storage volume of 5,763 billion m³ in a reservoir area at normal water surface elevation of 118.31 km².

Total power from the facility is 4 x 175 MW, for an installed capacity of 700 MW MW giving an annual electricity production of 1,632 GWh.^[1]

See also[]

• Boyabat Dam - upstream
• Derbent Dam - downstream

Notes[]

References[]

• State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Altınkaya Dam, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2009-03-04.

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