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Çatalan Dam is an
embankment dam An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface ...
on the Seyhan River dam in
Adana Province Adana Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey located in central Cilicia. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 78.25% of the r ...
,
Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. It is north of the city of
Adana Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...
. Constructed between 1982 and 1997, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.


See also

* Yedigöze Dam – upstream * Seyhan Dam – downstream * List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey


References

Dams in Adana Province Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey Dams completed in 1997 Dams on the Seyhan River {{Turkey-powerstation-stub