🚧 Kirazlık Dam

Turkey · Asia · 37.92°N, 42.06°E

The Kirazlık Dam is a gravity dam on the Botan River, 9 km (6 mi) east of Siirt in Siirt Province of southeastern Turkey. The purpose of the dam is to regulate the outflow of the Alkumru Dam upstream and to produce hydroelectric power with a run-of-the-river design. The dam was completed in late 2011 and the power station become operational in 2013. The power plant houses three 15 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.

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Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	37.92°N, 42.06°E · view on map

Kirazlık Dam is located in Turkey, in Asia.

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