Karakaya Dam

Karakaya Dam
Karakaya Dam is located in Turkey
Karakaya Dam
Location of Karakaya Dam in Turkey
LocationEuphrates, Turkey
Coordinates38°13′40″N 39°08′20″E / 38.22778°N 39.13889°E / 38.22778; 39.13889
Opening date1987
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch-gravity dam
ImpoundsEuphrates River
Height158 m (518 ft)
Height (foundation)173 m (568 ft)
Length462 m (1,516 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity9.5 km3 (7,700,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Turbines6 × 300 MW
Installed capacity1,800 MW

The Karakaya Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Euphrates River and completed in 1987. The hydroelectric dam generates power with six units of 300 MW, totalling the installed capacity to 1,800 MW.

Conflict with Iraq and Syria

The Euphrates River is an important water source for both Syria and Iraq, and both countries expressed concerns about the Karakaya Dam construction project. A treaty guaranteed a minimum water flow of 500 m3 (18,000 cu ft) through the dam.[1]

Involuntary resettlement

According to Terminski (2013), the construction of the Karakaya Dam resulted in involuntary resettlement of approximately 30,000 people.[2]

See also

Notes

  • State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Karakaya Dam, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  • "United Nations Southeast Anatolia Sustainable Human Development Program (GAP)". Archived from the original on 2 March 2006. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  • "Current status of GAP as of June 2000". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  • "Data sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

References

  1. ^ Excursion Karakaya Dam Archived March 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Bogumil Terminski, Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement: Theoretical Frameworks and Current Challenges, Research Paper, Geneva
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