Karakaya Dam, Türkiye

International

Works completed

Türkiye

Category

Dams and Hydraulic Works

Work start

1981

End of worls

1988

A concrete arch-gravity dam with length at the crown of 462 m and maximum height of 173 m. Surface discharge with three chutes controlled by ten sector gates. Hydroelectric power plant positioned at the foot of the dam, measuring approximately 180x80x60 m, with six groups of 300 MW each. Transformer substation. Auxiliary and temporary river diversion works.

Excavation volume: 4,800,000 m3. Concrete volume: 2,770,000 m3.