Kralkızı Dam

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
Location of Kralkızı Dam in Turkey
Official nameKralkızı Barajı
LocationDiyarbakır, Turkey
Coordinates38°20′57″N 40°01′15″E
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1985
Opening date1997
Owner(s)State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsMaden River
Height113 m (371 ft)
Length1,030 m (3,379 ft)
Elevation at crest819 m (2,687 ft)
Width (crest)12 m (39 ft)
Width (base)550 m (1,804 ft)
Dam volume14,500,000 m3 (11,755 acre⋅ft)
Spillway typeService overflow, controlled-chute
Spillway capacity2,300 m3/s (81,224 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesKralkızı Reservoir
Total capacity1,919,000,000 m3 (1,556,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity1,711,000,000 m3 (1,387,000 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity208,000,000 m3 (169,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area1,300 km2 (502 sq mi)
Surface area58 km2 (22 sq mi)[1]
Maximum length26 km (16 mi)
Normal elevation815.75 m (2,676.3 ft)
Power Station
Hydraulic head71 m (233 ft) (gross)
Turbines3 x 47 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity94 MW
Annual generation146 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]

Notes
  1. "Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). State Hydraulic Works. 2005. pp. TABLE 2–4 (PDF pgs. 114–115). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. GAP Regional Development Administration - Impounding started at Kralkızı and Dicle Dams Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine

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