Borçka Dam
Borçka Dam | |
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Location of Borçka Dam in Turkey | |
Official name | Borçka Barajı |
Location | Borçka, Artvin Province, Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°20′59″N 41°41′16″E / 41.34972°N 41.68778°ECoordinates: 41°20′59″N 41°41′16″E / 41.34972°N 41.68778°E |
Construction began | 1999 |
Opening date | 2006 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Çoruh River |
Height | 86 m (282 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 419 hm3 (340,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 300 MW |
Annual generation | 1,039 GWh |
Website www.dsi.gov.tr[permanent dead link] |
Borçka Dam (Turkish: Borçka Barajı) is a dam on the Çoruh River 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south east of Borçka in Artvin Province, Turkey. It was built between 1999 and 2006.[1]
See also[]
- Muratlı Dam – downstream
- Deriner Dam – upstream
- List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
References[]
- ^ "Borçka Barajı" (in Turkish). Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2010-12-17.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Dams in Artvin Province
- Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey
- Dams on the Çoruh River
- Dams completed in 2006
- Turkish dam stubs
- Turkish power station stubs