Lower Kaleköy Dam
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2016) |
| Lower Kaleköy Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Lower Kaleköy Dam in Turkey | |
| Official name | Aşağı Kaleköy Baraji ve HEPP |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Kale, Genç, Bingöl Province |
| Coordinates | 38°49′50.7″N 40°42′33.7″E / 38.830750°N 40.709361°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Planned |
| Owner(s) | Kalehan Energy Generation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Murat River |
| Height (foundation) | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Length | 504 m (1,654 ft) |
| Dam volume | 2,474,000 m3 (3,236,000 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 5,773 m3/s (203,900 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 516,500,000 m3 (418,700 acre⋅ft) |
| Type | Conventional |
| Hydraulic head | 89 m (292 ft) (gross) |
| Turbines | 3 x 155.5 MW, 1 x 33.5 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 500 MW |
| Annual generation | 965 GWh (est.) |
The Lower Kaleköy Dam, also known as the Aşağı Kaleköy Dam, is a gravity dam planned on the Murat River in Genç district of Bingöl Province, eastern Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it will support a 500 MW hydroelectric power station. The 115 m (377 ft) tall dam will withhold a reservoir of 516,500,000 m3 (418,700 acre⋅ft). It is owned by Kalehan Energy Generation.[1]
See also[edit]
- Upper Kaleköy Dam – under construction upstream
- Beyhan I Dam – downstream
References[edit]
- ^ "Lower Kalekoy Dam and HEPP". Kalehan Energy Group. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
