Borçka Dam ( tr, Borçka Barajı) is a dam on the
Çoruh River
The Chorokh ( ka, ჭოროხი ''Ch'orokhi'', tr, Çoruh, hy, Չորոխ ''Ch’vorokh'', el, Άκαμψις, ''Akampsis'') is a river that rises in the Mescit Mountains in north-eastern Turkey, flows through the cities of Bayburt, İs ...
south east of
Borçka in
Artvin Province
Artvin Province ( tr, ; ka, , ''Artvinis p’rovincia''; Laz: ართვინიშ დობადონა ''Artviniş dobadona'') is a province in Turkey, on the Black Sea coast in the northeastern corner of the country, on the border w ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. It was built between 1999 and 2006.
See also
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Muratlı Dam – downstream
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Deriner Dam
Deriner Dam ( tr, Deriner Barajı) is a concrete double-curved arch dam on the Çoruh River east of Artvin in Artvin Province, Turkey. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and additionally flood control. Constructi ...
– upstream
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List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey
Below is a partial list of dams in Turkey separated by region.
Aegean Region
There are 45 dams in the Aegean Region, western part of Turkey.
* Adıgüzel Dam, Denizli
*Afşar Dam, Manisa
*Akdeğirmen Dam, Afyonkarahisar
*Akgedik Dam, Muğla
* Ak ...
References
Dams in Artvin Province
Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey
Dams on the Çoruh River
Dams completed in 2006
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