Kılavuzlu Dam

Kılavuzlu Dam
Dam of the Kılavuzlu Reservoir (Baraj); River Ceyhan, in Kahramanmaraş
Location	Turkey
Coordinates	37°37′36″N 36°48′16″E / 37.6268°N 36.8045°E / 37.6268; 36.8045Coordinates: 37°37′36″N 36°48′16″E / 37.6268°N 36.8045°E / 37.6268; 36.8045
Construction began	1996
Opening date	2001
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Ceyhan River
Height	59 m (194 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	69,000,000 m3 (55,939 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity	54 MW
Annual generation	100 GWh

The Kılavuzlu Dam is an embankment dam on the Ceyhan River in Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1996 and 2001, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam supports a 54 MW power station and supplies water for the irrigation of 178,000 hectares (440,000 acres).

See also[]

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References[]

• DSI, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved December 16, 2009

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