Devecikonağı Dam

Devecikonağı Dam
Location of Devecikonağı Dam in Turkey
Official name	Devecikonağı Baraji ve HES
Country	Turkey
Location	, Mustafakemalpaşa, Bursa Province
Coordinates	39°52′31.86″N 28°34′27.90″E / 39.8755167°N 28.5744167°E / 39.8755167; 28.5744167Coordinates: 39°52′31.86″N 28°34′27.90″E / 39.8755167°N 28.5744167°E / 39.8755167; 28.5744167
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	2010
Opening date	2012; 10 years ago (2012)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds	Emet Stream
Height	40 m (130 ft)
Length	298 m (978 ft)
Spillway type	Overflow, five tainter gates
Spillway capacity	2,545 m3/s (89,900 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	6,200,000 m3 (5,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	1,900,000 m3 (1,500 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	660 m2 (0.16 acres)
Commission date	2012
Turbines	3 x Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	29 MW

The Devecikonağı Dam is a gravity dam on Emet Stream about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of in Bursa Province, Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectric power and it has a 29 MW power station. Construction on the 40 m (130 ft) tall dam began in September 2010 and its power station was operational in 2012. To regulate water flow into the dam's reservoir and produce power more consistently, is planned upstream.^[1]

See also[]

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

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