Kuzgun Dam

Kuzgun Dam
Kuzgun Dam is located in Turkey
Kuzgun Dam
Location of Kuzgun Dam in Turkey
Official nameKuzgun Baraji
CountryTurkey
Coordinates40°11′09″N 41°03′51″E / 40.18583°N 41.06417°E / 40.18583; 41.06417
StatusOperational
Construction began1985
Opening date1996
Owner(s)Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSerçeme River
Height110 m (361 ft)
Dam volume3,627,000 m3 (4,743,937 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity312,000,000 m3 (252,943 acre⋅ft)
Surface area11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity23 MW
Annual generation36 GWh

The Kuzgun Dam is an embankment dam on the Serçeme River in Erzurum Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1985 and 1996, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam has a 23 MW power station and provides water for the irrigation of 22,276 hectares (55,050 acres)

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