Kirazlık Dam

Dam

37°55′22″N 042°03′39″E / 37.92278°N 42.06083°E / 37.92278; 42.06083PurposeRegulation, powerStatusOperationalConstruction began2009Opening date2011Dam and spillwaysImpoundsBotan RiverHeight60 m (197 ft)^[1]Spillway typeGate-controlledPower StationCommission date2013TypeRun-of-the-river^[2]Turbines3 x 15 MW Kaplan-typeInstalled capacity45 MWAnnual generation165 million kWh

The Kirazlık Dam is a gravity dam on the Botan River, 9 km (6 mi) east of Siirt in Siirt Province of southeastern Turkey. The purpose of the dam is to regulate the outflow of the Alkumru Dam upstream and to produce hydroelectric power with a run-of-the-river design. The dam was completed in late 2011 and the power station become operational in 2013. The power plant houses three 15 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

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