Artvin Dam Explained

Artvin Dam
Location Map:Turkey
Coordinates:40.9338°N 41.7698°W
Country:Turkey
Location:Artvin
Status:O
Purpose:Power
Construction Began:2010
Opening:2016
Owner:State Hydraulic Works
Dam Type:Arch-gravity
Dam Height Thalweg:1350NaN0
Dam Height Foundation:1800NaN0
Dam Length:277.90NaN0
Dam Volume:9500000NaN0
Dam Elevation Crest:5150NaN0
Dam Crosses:Çoruh River
Spillway Type:Uncontrolled overflow
Spillway Capacity:82000NaN0
Res Capacity Total:1670000000NaN0
Res Catchment:155400NaN0
Res Surface:4.10NaN0
Plant Commission:2016
Plant Turbines:2 x 170 MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:340 MW
Plant Annual Gen:1026 GWh (estimate)
Plant Hydraulic Head:1160NaN0 (gross)[1]

The Artvin Dam an arch-gravity dam on the Çoruh River in Artvin Province, Turkey. Preliminary construction on the dam began in December 2010 and the river diversion tunnels were complete in July 2012 at which time construction on the dam foundation started. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station has an installed capacity of 340 MW when completed. The dam is part of the Çoruh Development Plan and its construction was supervised by Turkey's State Hydraulic Works.[2] [3] The dam began to impound its reservoir in October 2015 and the power station was commissioned beginning in January 2016.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sucu . Sezai . Çoruh Basin Projects . State Hydraulic Works . 7 May 2013 . tr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222063503/http://www.e-kutuphane.imo.org.tr/pdf/10912.pdf . 22 February 2014 .
  2. Web site: Artvin Dam Diversion Tunnel Opening Done. Habeler. 7 May 2013. tr. 3 July 2012.
  3. Web site: Artvin Dam. ArtvinDernegi. 7 May 2013. tr. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418061334/http://www.artvindernegi.com/barajsayfalari/artvinbaraji.htm. 18 April 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: ARTVİN BARAJI SU TUTMAYA BAŞLADI. Milliyet. 23 November 2015. tr. 8 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Artvin Dam and HEPP will enter service tomorrow. Enson Haber. 25 February 2016. tr. 13 January 2016.