Kralkızı Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey in Batman. The hydroelectric power plant has a total installed power capacity of 94 MW. The dam was constructed between 1985 and 1997.
Kralkızı Dam | |
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Official name | Kralkızı Barajı |
Location | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
Coordinates | 38°20′57″N 40°01′15″E |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1985 |
Opening date | 1997 |
Owner(s) | State Hydraulic Works |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
Impounds | Maden River |
Height | 113 m (371 ft) |
Length | 1,030 m (3,379 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 819 m (2,687 ft) |
Width (crest) | 12 m (39 ft) |
Width (base) | 550 m (1,804 ft) |
Dam volume | 14,500,000 m3 (11,755 acre⋅ft) |
Spillway type | Service overflow, controlled-chute |
Spillway capacity | 2,300 m3/s (81,224 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Kralkızı Reservoir |
Total capacity | 1,919,000,000 m3 (1,556,000 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 1,711,000,000 m3 (1,387,000 acre⋅ft) |
Inactive capacity | 208,000,000 m3 (169,000 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 1,300 km2 (502 sq mi) |
Surface area | 58 km2 (22 sq mi)[1] |
Maximum length | 26 km (16 mi) |
Normal elevation | 815.75 m (2,676.3 ft) |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 71 m (233 ft) (gross) |
Turbines | 3 x 47 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 94 MW |
Annual generation | 146 GWh |
These facilities are located on the Maden Stream, one of the important tributaries of the Tigris River, at a distance of 81 kilometres to Diyarbakır and 6 kilometres to the township of Dicle.[2]
Dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) | ||
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Tigris Basin | ||
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