Tercan Dam

Tercan Dam
Location	Turkey
Coordinates	39.7516°N 40.4001°E / 39.7516; 40.4001
Construction began	1969
Opening date	1988
Dam and spillways
Height	65 m (213 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	178,000,000 m3 (144,307 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Installed capacity	15 MW
Annual generation	51 GWh

Tercan Dam is an embankment dam on the Tuzla River in Erzincan Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1969 and 1988, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam has an installed capacity of 15 MW and provides water for the irrigation of 29,725 hectares (73,450 acres).

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References

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