Zernek Dam Explained

Zernek Dam
Name Official:Zernek Baraji
Location Map:Turkey
Coordinates:38.3553°N 43.6567°W
Country:Turkey
Status:O
Construction Began:1980
Opening:1988
Owner:Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam Type:Embankment, rock-fill with clay core
Dam Crosses:Hoşap River
Plant Capacity:5 MW

Zernek Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Hoşap River, located near the village Zernek, southeast of Van in Van Province, Turkey. It was built between 1980 and 1988 and has an installed capacity of 5 MW.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zernek Dam. State Hydraulic Works. 24 November 2011.