Altınkaya Dam
Dam in Samsun Province, Turkey
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Altınkaya Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power, on the River Kızılırmak, 23 km south of Bafra and 35 km west of Samsun in northern Turkey. It feeds Lake Derbent.
OfficialnameAltınkaya Dam
LocationSamsun Province, Turkey
Coordinates41°21′49.08″N 35°43′28.43″E
Constructionbegan1980
| Altınkaya Dam | |
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Altınkaya Dam | |
  Altınkaya Dam Location within Turkey | |
| Official name | Altınkaya Dam |
| Location | Samsun Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°21′49.08″N 35°43′28.43″E |
| Construction began | 1980 |
| Opening date | 1988 |
| Operator | State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kızılırmak |
| Height | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Length | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Altınkaya Dam |
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Having a dam volume of 15,920,000 m3, Altınkaya Dam was completed in 1988. It has a storage volume of 5,763 billion m3 in a reservoir area at normal water surface elevation of 118 km2.
Total power from the facility is 4 x 175 MW, for an installed capacity of 700 MW giving an annual electricity production of 1,630 GWh.[1]
See also
- Boyabat Dam - upstream
- Derbent Dam - downstream