Keban Dam
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Keban Dam is a major hydroelectric and flood-control dam in eastern Turkey that forms one of the largest reservoirs on the Euphrates River.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haditha Dam | 1 |
| Keban Reservoir | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
ⓘ
concrete arch-gravity dam ⓘ flood-control dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | concrete arch-gravity construction ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| crestElevation | 845 m above sea level ⓘ |
| designedBy | Turkish engineers ⓘ |
| designedWithAssistanceFrom | foreign engineering firms ⓘ |
| hasFunction | regulates Euphrates River flow ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
created one of the largest reservoirs in Turkey
ⓘ
required resettlement of local populations ⓘ submerged archaeological sites ⓘ |
| height | 210 m ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 1,330 MW ⓘ |
| length | 1,097 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elazığ Province
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
Bingöl Province
ⓘ
Malatya Province ⓘ Tunceli Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
eastern Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Anatolia
|
| locatedOnRiver | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Keban ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Elazığ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| operator | State Hydraulic Works of Turkey ⓘ |
| owner | State Hydraulic Works of Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf | Southeastern Anatolia Project ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| reservoirCatchmentArea | 64,100 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Keban Lake
ⓘ
Keban Dam self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Keban Reservoir
|
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 675 km² ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | 30.6 km³ ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Euphrates–Tigris basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose |
irrigation support
ⓘ
navigation regulation ⓘ |
| spillwayType | gated overflow spillway ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Upper Euphrates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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