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Berke Dam | |
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Location | Turkey |
Coordinates | 37°22′24″N 36°27′41″E / 37.373256°N 36.461347°E |
Construction began | 1995 |
Opening date | 1999 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Ceyhan River |
Height | 201 m (659 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 427,000,000 m3 (346,175 acre⋅ft) |
Power Station | |
Turbines | 3 x 170 MW |
Installed capacity | 510 MW |
Annual generation | 1670 GWh |
Berke Dam (Turkish: Berke Barajı) is concrete arch-gravity dam built on the Ceyhan river in southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 2001 at the dam, with a power output of 510 MW (three facilities at 170 MW each).[1][2] "Technical Data" Tunnels = Water Intake Tunnel: 7200 meter; Highway Access Tunnel: 4300 meter & Grouting galleries; HRT: 6200 meter