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.