Kiğı Dam
| Kiğı Dam | |
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  Location of Kiğı Dam in Turkey | |
| Official name | Kiğı Barajı |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Bingöl |
| Coordinates | 39°22′06″N 40°21′07″E / 39.36833°N 40.35194°E |
| Status | Dam complete; reservoir impounding |
| Construction began | 1998 |
| Opening date | 2006 |
| Owner(s) | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Peri River |
| Height (foundation) | 170 m (558 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Dam volume | 23,000,000 m3 (30,082,864 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 4,500 m3/s (158,916 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1,200,000,000 m3 (972,856 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 8.35 km2 (3 sq mi)[1] |
| Kığı HES | |
| Coordinates | 39°18′3.76″N 40°22′17.09″E / 39.3010444°N 40.3714139°E |
| Commission date | 2016 (est.) |
| Turbines | 3 x 60 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 180 MW[2] |
Kiğı Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates) in Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the first dam in the Peri River cascade, serving as the headwaters. Construction began in 1998 and is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. When commissioned, it will support a 180 MW power station. Water from the reservoir will be diverted to an underground power station downstream via an 8.5 km (5.3 mi) long tunnel.[2] In August 2015, suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party militants set fire to three cement trucks associated with the dam construction site.[3] In January 2016, the dam was completed and the reservoir began to impound water.[4]
See also[edit]
- Yedisu Dam - located downstream
- List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
References[edit]
- ^ "Bingol Regional Office" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Kigi Dam and HEPP". Ozaltin. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "PKK burned cement truck" (in Turkish). Ulusal Kanal. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Begun at the Impoundment Dam Kiğı" (in Turkish). Haberler. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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