Garzan Dam

Garzan Dam
Location of Garzan Dam in Turkey
Official name Garzan Baraji
Location Kozluk, Turkey
Coordinates 38°15′06.80″N 41°33′23.31″E / 38.2518889°N 41.5564750°E / 38.2518889; 41.5564750Coordinates: 38°15′06.80″N 41°33′23.31″E / 38.2518889°N 41.5564750°E / 38.2518889; 41.5564750
Purpose Power, irrigation
Status Operational
Construction began 2009
Opening date 2012
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds Garzan River
Height 113 m (371 ft)
Length 360 m (1,181 ft)
Elevation at crest 779 m (2,556 ft)
Dam volume 4,200,000 m3 (3,405 acre·ft)
Spillway type Service, controlled overflow
Spillway capacity 2,400 m3/s (84,755 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates Garzan Reservoir
Total capacity 165,000,000 m3 (134,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity 145,000,000 m3 (118,000 acre·ft)
Inactive capacity 20,000,000 m3 (16,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area 1,266 km2 (489 sq mi)
Surface area 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)[1]
Max. length 20 km (12 mi)
Normal elevation 776 m (2,546 ft)
Power station
Operator(s) FERNAS Energy Electricity Generation Co. Inc.
Installed capacity 49 MW

Garzan Dam is an embankment dam on the Garzan River 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Kozluk in Batman Province, Turkey. It is part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and has a primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation and irrigation. Surveys for the dam were completed in 2008, construction began in 2009 and the dam began to impound its reservoir in October 2012. The power plant has an installed capacity of 49 MW. The irrigation works remain under construction and are expected to irrigate an area of 40,000 ha (99,000 acres) when complete.[2][3][4][5] The dam was awarded to FERNAS Energy Electricity Generation Co. Inc. in 2011 under a build–operate–transfer basis.[6]

References

  1. "Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). State Hydraulic Works. 2005. pp. TABLE 2–7(PDF pgs. 120–121). Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. "Survey work Garzan ended Dam" (in Turkish). Batman Post. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. "Garzan memory of dam" (in Turkish). Batman Cagdas. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. "Garzan Dam Construction Continues" (in Turkish). Ilke Haber Ajansi. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. "GAP Project" (in Turkish). Cizimokulu. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. "Garzan Dam & HEPP Project". FERNAS Energy Electricity Generation Co. Inc. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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