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Çatalan Dam

Coordinates: 37°11′54″N 35°16′57″E / 37.19833°N 35.28250°E / 37.19833; 35.28250
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Çatalan Dam
Çatalan Dam is located in Turkey
Çatalan Dam
Location of Çatalan Dam in Turkey
LocationTurkey
Coordinates37°11′54″N 35°16′57″E / 37.19833°N 35.28250°E / 37.19833; 35.28250
Construction began1982
Opening date1997
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSeyhan River
Height70 m (230 ft)
Dam volume14,500,000 m3 (18,965,284 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity2,126,000,000 m3 (1,723,576 acre⋅ft)
Surface area82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity169 MW
Annual generation596 GWh

Çatalan Dam is an embankment dam on the Seyhan River dam in Adana Province, Turkey. It is 22 km (14 mi) north of the city of Adana. Constructed between 1982 and 1997, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Catalan Dam". Turkey State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2012.