The Kılavuzlu 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
Ceyhan River
The Ceyhan River (historically Pyramos or Pyramus (), Leucosyrus () or Jihun) is a river in Anatolia in the south of Turkey.
Course of the river
The Ceyhan River (Pyramus) has its source (known as ''Söğütlü Dere'') at a location called '' ...
in
Kahramanmaraş Province
Kahramanmaraş Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 14,520 km2, and its population is 1,177,436 (2022). Its provincial capital is the city o ...
,
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 ...
.
Constructed between 1996 and 2001,
the development was backed by the
Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam supports a 54 MW power station and supplies water for the irrigation of .
See also
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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
* ...
References
External links
DSI State Hydraulic Works (Turkey)
The State Hydraulic Works () is a state agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, responsible for the utilization of all the country's water resources. The institution's four major functions are energy, agriculture, servi ...
, Retrieved December 16, 2009
Dams in Kahramanmaraş Province
Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey
Dams completed in 2001
Dams on the Ceyhan River
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