Palandöken Dam

Palandöken Dam
Palandöken Dam is located in Turkey
Palandöken Dam
Location of Palandöken Dam in Turkey
Official namePalandöken Baraji
CountryTurkey
LocationÇat
Coordinates39°39′26″N 41°01′19″E / 39.65722°N 41.02194°E / 39.65722; 41.02194
StatusOperational
Construction began1994
Opening date2001
Owner(s)Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill with clay-core
ImpoundsLezgi River
Height49 m (161 ft)
Dam volume500,000 m3 (653,975 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity228,000,000 m3 (184,843 acre⋅ft)
Surface area50 km2 (19 sq mi)

Palandöken Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Lezgi River near Çat in Erzurum Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1985 and 1988, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The purpose of the dam is irrigation and it provides water for up to 11,678 ha (28,857 acres) of land.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Palandoken Dam". State Hydraulic Works. Retrieved 24 November 2011.


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