Kuzgun Dam

Kuzgun Dam
Location of Kuzgun Dam in Turkey
Official name	Kuzgun Baraji
Country	Turkey
Coordinates	40°11′09″N 41°03′51″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1985
Opening date	1996
Owner(s)	Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Serçeme River
Height	110 m (361 ft)
Dam volume	3,627,000 m^3 (4,743,937 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	312,000,000 m^3 (252,943 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	11 km^2 (4 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity	23 MW
Annual generation	36 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)

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References

• DSI Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved December 16, 2009