Aksu Dam
| Aksu Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Aksu Dam in Turkey | |
| Official name | Aksu Baraji ve HES |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Aksu, Erzurum Province |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Preliminary construction |
| Owner(s) | State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Çoruh River |
| Height (foundation) | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Length | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 1,047 m (3,435 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,918,000 m3 (2,508,649 cu yd) |
| Spillway type | Controlled chute, six radial gates |
| Spillway capacity | 7,157 m3/s (252,747 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 184,080,000 m3 (149,236 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 118,690,000 m3 (96,224 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 6,338 km2 (2,447 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 1,042 m (3,419 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 107 m (351 ft) (gross) |
| Turbines | 3 x 40 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 120 MW |
| Annual generation | 390 GWh (estimate) |
The Aksu Dam is an embankment dam in the preliminary stages of construction near the town of Aksu on the Çoruh River in Erzurum Province, Turkey. The dam is part of the Çoruh Development Plan and its construction will be supervised by Turkey's State Hydraulic Works.[1][2] Construction on access roads and diversion tunnels began in 2010.[3]
See also
- Güllübağ Dam – upstream
- Arkun Dam – under construction downstream
References
- ^ "Aksu Baraji ve HES" (PDF) (in Turkish). Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment - Environmental Impact Assessment, Permit and Inspection Department. February 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Aksu Baraji ve HES" (in Turkish). General Directorate of Power Resources. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Aksu Baraji" (in Turkish). Pustiler. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
