Seyhan Dam | |
Location Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 37.04°N 35.3319°W |
Country: | Turkey |
Location: | Adana |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1953 |
Opening: | 1956 |
Dam Type: | Embankment |
Dam Height: | 530NaN0 |
Dam Volume: | 75000000NaN0 |
Res Capacity Total: | 7500000000NaN0 |
Res Surface: | 680NaN0[1] |
Plant Capacity: | 59 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 350 GWh |
The Seyhan Dam [2] is a hydroelectric dam on the Seyhan River north of Adana, Turkey.
The dam was constructed in the 1950s as the first in a series of hydroelectric projects funded by the World Bank. The project was authorized by Prime Minister Adnan Menderes. The project manager was Süleyman Demirel,[3] who later became prime minister and the ninth president of Turkey.
The ancient city of Augusta was flooded by the Seyhan Dam Lake in 1955.[4]