Berke Dam

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Berke Dam
Berke Barajı - Berke Dam 01.JPG
LocationTurkey
Coordinates37°22′24″N 36°27′41″E / 37.373256°N 36.461347°E / 37.373256; 36.461347Coordinates: 37°22′24″N 36°27′41″E / 37.373256°N 36.461347°E / 37.373256; 36.461347
Construction began1995
Opening date1999
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsCeyhan River
Height201 m (659 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity427,000,000 m3 (346,175 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Turbines3 x 170 MW
Installed capacity510 MW
Annual generation1670 GWh

Berke Dam (Turkish: Berke Barajı) is concrete arch-gravity dam built on the Ceyhan river in southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 2001 at the dam, with a power output of 510 MW (three facilities at 170 MW each).[1][2] "Technical Data" Tunnels = Water Intake Tunnel: 7200 meter; Highway Access Tunnel: 4300 meter & Grouting galleries; HRT: 6200 meter

References[]

  1. ^ Structurae - Berke Dam
  2. ^ "Berke Barajı" (in Turkish). www.duzici.bel.tr. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.

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