Palandöken Dam

Palandöken Dam
Location of Palandöken Dam in Turkey
Official name	Palandöken Baraji
Country	Turkey
Location	Çat
Coordinates	39°39′26″N 41°01′19″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1994
Opening date	2001
Owner(s)	Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill with clay-core
Impounds	Lezgi River
Height	49 m (161 ft)
Dam volume	500,000 m^3 (653,975 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	228,000,000 m^3 (184,843 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	50 km^2 (19 sq mi)

Palandöken Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Lezgi River near Çat in Erzurum Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1985 and 1988, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The purpose of the dam is irrigation and it provides water for up to 11,678 ha (28,857 acres) of land.[1]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References

1. "Palandoken Dam". State Hydraulic Works. Retrieved 24 November 2011.