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Sır Dam

Sır Dam
Sır Dam is located in Turkey
Sır Dam
Location of Sır Dam in Turkey
Official name Sır Baraji
Country Turkey
Location Kahramanmaraş Province
Coordinates 37°30′2.9″N 36°35′45.35″E / 37.500806°N 36.5959306°E / 37.500806; 36.5959306Coordinates: 37°30′2.9″N 36°35′45.35″E / 37.500806°N 36.5959306°E / 37.500806; 36.5959306
Status Operational
Construction began 1987
Opening date 1991
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete arch
Height 116 m (381 ft)
Dam volume 494,000 m3 (646,128 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,120,000,000 m3 (907,999 acre·ft)
Surface area 48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Power station
Type Conventional
Turbines 3 x 95 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 285 MW
Annual generation 725 GWh

The Sır Dam is an arch dam on the Ceyhan River in Kahramanmaraş Province of southern Turkey. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1991, at the dam, with a power output of 285 MW.

According to Terminski (2013), the construction of the dam resulted in involuntary resettlement of approximately 45,000 people.



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