Adıgüzel Dam | |
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Location of Adıgüzel Dam in Turkey
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Official name | Adıgüzel Baraji |
Country | Turkey |
Coordinates | 38°09′30″N 29°12′20″E / 38.15833°N 29.20556°ECoordinates: 38°09′30″N 29°12′20″E / 38.15833°N 29.20556°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1976 |
Opening date | 1989 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Büyük Menderes River |
Height | 144 m (472 ft) |
Dam volume | 7,125,000 m3 (9,319,148 cu yd) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 1,076,000,000 m3 (872,327 acre·ft) |
Surface area | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Power station | |
Turbines | 2 x 31 MW Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 62 MW |
Annual generation | 280 GWh |
Adıgüzel Dam is an embankment dam on the Büyük Menderes River in Denizli Province, Turkey, built between 1976 and 1989. The dam creates a lake which is 25.9 km ² and irrigates 94,825 hectares.