Çatalan Dam
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| Çatalan Dam | |
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| Location | Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°11′54″N 35°16′57″E / 37.19833°N 35.2825°ECoordinates: 37°11′54″N 35°16′57″E / 37.19833°N 35.2825°E |
| Construction began | 1982 |
| Opening date | 1997 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Volume | 14,500,000 m3 (18,965,284 cu yd) |
| Impounds | Seyhan River |
| Reservoir | |
| Capacity | 2,126,000,000 m3 (1,723,576 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Power station | |
| Installed capacity | 169 MW |
| Annual generation | 596 GWh |
Çatalan Dam is an embankment dam on the Seyhan River dam in Adana Province, Turkey. It is 22 km (14 mi) north of the city of Adana. Constructed between 1982 and 1997, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Catalan Dam". Turkey State Hydraulic Works. http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detayeng.cfm?BarajID=171. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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