Sır Dam | |
Name Official: | Sır Baraji |
Location Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 37.5008°N 36.5959°W |
Country: | Turkey |
Location: | Kahramanmaraş Province |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1987 |
Opening: | 1991 |
Dam Type: | Concrete arch |
Dam Height: | 1160NaN0 |
Dam Volume: | 4940000NaN0 |
Res Capacity Total: | 11200000000NaN0 |
Res Surface: | 480NaN0 |
Plant Type: | Conventional |
Plant Turbines: | 3 x 95 MW Francis-type |
Plant Capacity: | 285 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 725 GWh |
The Sır Dam is an arch dam on the Ceyhan River in Kahramanmaraş Province of southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1991, at the dam, with a power output of 285 MW.[1]
According to Terminski (2013), the construction of the dam resulted in involuntary resettlement of approximately 45,000 people.[2]