Batman Dam Explained

Batman Dam
Name Official:Batman Baraji
Dam Crosses:Batman River
Location:Batman, Turkey in Batman Province
Dam Type:Embankment, earth and rock-fill
Dam Length:5100NaN0
Dam Height:740NaN0
Dam Elevation Crest:6700NaN0
Plant Hydraulic Head:61.80NaN0 (gross)
Dam Width Crest:120NaN0
Dam Width Base:3000NaN0
Dam Volume:40000000NaN0
Spillway Type:Service, controlled-chute
Spillway Capacity:82000NaN0
Purpose:Power, irrigation
Status:O
Construction Began:1986
Opening:1999
Owner:State Hydraulic Works
Res Name:Batman Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:1175000000m2
Res Capacity Active:738000000m2
Res Capacity Inactive:447000000m2
Res Elevation:665m (2,182feet)
Res Max Length:15km (09miles)
Res Surface:49km2[1]
Res Catchment:41050NaN0
Plant Commission:1998 est.
Plant Turbines:3 x 62 MW, 1 x 5.7 MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:160 MW
Location Map:Turkey
Coordinates:38.2912°N 41.0236°W

Batman Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Batman River, north of Batman, in southeastern of Turkey. It was constructed between 1986 and 1999. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1998, at the dam, with a power output of 191.7 MW. The dam is designed to service an irrigation area of 37744ha. The Silvan Dam is located upstream.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment. State Hydraulic Works. 21 May 2013. TABLE 2–6 (PDF pgs. 118–119). 2005. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926095504/http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/ilisu/ilisu_ced_eng.pdf. 26 September 2015.