Kığı Dam
| Kığı Dam | |
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 Location of Kığı Dam in Turkey
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| Official name | Kığı Baraji |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Bingöl |
| Coordinates | 39°22′06″N 40°21′07″E / 39.36833°N 40.35194°ECoordinates: 39°22′06″N 40°21′07″E / 39.36833°N 40.35194°E |
| Status | Dam complete; reservoir impounding |
| Construction began | 1998 |
| Opening date | 2016 |
| Owner(s) | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Peri River |
| Height (foundation) | 170 m (558 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Dam volume | 23,000,000 m3 (30,082,864 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 4,500 m3/s (158,916 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1,200,000,000 m3 (972,856 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 8.35 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Power station | |
| Name | Kığı HES |
| Coordinates | 39°18′3.76″N 40°22′17.09″E / 39.3010444°N 40.3714139°E |
| Commission date | 2016 (est.) |
| Turbines | 3 x 60 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 180 MW |
Kığı Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates) in Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the first dam in the Peri River cascade, serving as the headwaters. Construction began in 1998 and is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. When commissioned, it will support a 180 MW power station. Water from the reservoir will be diverted to an underground power station downstream via an 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) long tunnel. In August 2015, suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party militants set fire to three cement trucks associated with the dam construction site. In January 2016, the dam was completed and the reservoir began to impound water.
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