Keban Lake

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Keban Lake is a large artificial reservoir in eastern Turkey formed by the Keban Dam on the Euphrates River, serving hydroelectric, irrigation, and flood-control purposes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Keban Dam Lake 1
Keban Lake canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
hydroelectric reservoir
reservoir
basinCountry Turkey
constructionBeganWithDam 1960s
country Turkey
createdByProject Keban Dam
surface form: Keban Dam project
formedAfterDamCompletion 1970s
formedBy Keban Dam
hasEconomicImportance regional development in eastern Turkey
hasEnvironmentalImpact altered Euphrates flow regime
created new aquatic habitats
hasFunction peak-load power support
water storage
hasIsland various small islands
hasShorelineUse settlements relocation area
hasTourismActivity angling
boat tours
waterside recreation
hasUse fisheries
navigation (local)
recreation
isReservoirOf Keban Dam
isUpstreamOf Atatürk Dam
surface form: Atatürk Dam reservoir

Karakaya Dam reservoir
locatedIn Eastern Anatolia
surface form: Eastern Anatolia Region

eastern Turkey
locatedInProvince Bingöl Province NERFINISHED
Elazığ Province NERFINISHED
Erzincan Province NERFINISHED
Tunceli Province NERFINISHED
locatedNear Elazığ
surface form: Elazığ city

Keban
surface form: Keban town
locatedOnRiver Euphrates
surface form: Euphrates River
operator State Hydraulic Works of Turkey
outflow Euphrates
surface form: Euphrates River
partOf Euphrates
surface form: Euphrates basin

Turkey’s national hydropower system
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
region Euphrates
surface form: Upper Euphrates
watercourse Euphrates
surface form: Euphrates River

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Keban Dam reservoirName Keban Lake
Elazığ Province hasBodyOfWater Keban Lake
this entity surface form: Keban Dam Lake