Berke Dam Explained

Berke Dam
Dam Crosses:Ceyhan River
Location:Turkey
Dam Height:2010NaN0
Construction Began:1995
Opening:1999
Res Capacity Total:4270000000NaN0
Plant Turbines:3 x 170 MW
Plant Capacity:510 MW
Plant Annual Gen:1670 GWh
Coordinates:37.3733°N 36.4613°W

Berke Dam (Turkish: Berke Barajı|links=no) is concrete arch-gravity dam built on the Ceyhan river in southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 2001 at the dam, with a power output of 510 MW (three facilities at 170 MW each).[1] "Technical Data" Tunnels = Water Intake Tunnel: 7200 meter; Highway Access Tunnel: 4300 meter & Grouting galleries; HRT: 6200 meter

Notes and References

  1. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0003776 Structurae - Berke Dam