Atatürk Dam

E87178

arch-gravity dam dam hydroelectric dam irrigation dam

Atatürk Dam is one of Turkey’s largest and most significant hydroelectric and irrigation dams, forming a key part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project on the Euphrates River.

Aliases (2)

Atatürk Barajı ×1
Atatürk Reservoir ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arch-gravity dam → dam → hydroelectric dam → irrigation dam →
annualGeneration	approximately 8900 GWh →
belongsToProgram	GAP (Güneydoğu Anadolu Projesi) →
constructionMethod	roller-compacted rock-fill →
constructionStartDate	1983 →
constructionType	concrete-faced rock-fill →
coordinates	approximately 37.4°N 38.3°E →
country	Turkey →
crestElevation	542 m above sea level →
damVolume	84.5 million m³ →
height	169 m →
impact	change in downstream flow regime of Euphrates → creation of one of Turkey’s largest artificial lakes → resettlement of local populations →
installedCapacity	2400 MW →
irrigatedAreaTarget	approximately 1.7 million hectares →
isOneOfLargestDamsIn	Middle East → Turkey →
length	1820 m →
locatedInProvince	Adıyaman Province → Şanlıurfa Province →
locatedInRegion	Southeastern Anatolia Region →
locatedOnRiver	Euphrates River NERFINISHED →
managingOrganization	State Hydraulic Works of Turkey →
namedAfter	Mustafa Kemal Atatürk →
nearestCity	Bozova → Samsat →
numberOfTurbines	8 →
officialName	Atatürk Barajı →
openingDate	1992 →
partOf	Southeastern Anatolia Project →
primaryPurpose	hydroelectric power generation → irrigation →
projectCost	approximately US$1.25 billion →
reservoirLiveStorage	19.3 km³ →
reservoirName	Atatürk Reservoir →
reservoirSurfaceArea	817 km² →
reservoirTotalCapacity	48.7 km³ →
riverBasin	Euphrates–Tigris basin NERFINISHED →
secondaryPurpose	flood control → navigation improvement →
spillwayCapacity	15700 m³/s →
spillwayType	gated overflow spillway →
turbineCapacity	300 MW →
turbineType	Francis turbine →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Euphrates →	hasDam
Euphrátēs →	hasMajorDam
Atatürk Dam ("Atatürk Barajı") →	officialName
Atatürk Dam ("Atatürk Reservoir") →	reservoirName