| Uzunçayır Dam | |
| Name Official: | Uzunçayır Baraji |
| Location Map: | Turkey |
| Coordinates: | 38.9828°N 39.5308°W |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Location: | Tunceli |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | 1994 |
| Opening: | 2009 |
| Owner: | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, clay-core sand-gravel fill |
| Dam Height: | 580NaN0 |
| Dam Volume: | 28000000NaN0 |
| Dam Crosses: | Munzur River |
| Spillway Type: | Chute, gate-controlled |
| Res Capacity Total: | 3080000000NaN0 |
| Res Surface: | 13.430NaN0[1] |
| Plant Turbines: | 3 x 28 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 84 MW[2] |
The Uzunçayır Dam is an embankment dam on the Munzur River, located 140NaN0 south of Tunceli in Tunceli Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1994 and 2009, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports an 84 MW power station.[1] [3]