Karakaya Dam
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Address | Karakaya, Karakaya Köyü Yolu, 21870 Çüngüş/Diyarbakır |
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Opened | 1987 |
Impound | Euphrates |
Type of dam | Arch-gravity dam |
Total capacity | 9. 5 km3 (7,700,000 acre⋅ft) |
Installed capacity | 1,800 MW |
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ID | 1108383 |
About Karakaya Dam
The Karakaya Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Euphrates River and completed in 1987. The hydroelectric dam generates power with six units of 300 MW, totalling the installed capacity to 1,800 MW.
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