Batman Dam

38°17′28.47″N 41°01′24.84″E / 38.2912417°N 41.0235667°E / 38.2912417; 41.0235667PurposePower, irrigationStatusOperationalConstruction began1986Opening date1999Owner(s)State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth and rock-fillImpoundsBatman RiverHeight74 m (243 ft)Length510 m (1,673 ft)Elevation at crest670 m (2,198 ft)Width (crest)12 m (39 ft)Width (base)300 m (984 ft)Dam volume4,000,000 m³ (3,243 acre⋅ft)Spillway typeService, controlled-chuteSpillway capacity8,200 m³/s (289,580 cu ft/s)ReservoirCreatesBatman ReservoirTotal capacity1,175,000,000 m³ (953,000 acre⋅ft)Active capacity738,000,000 m³ (598,000 acre⋅ft)Inactive capacity447,000,000 m³ (362,000 acre⋅ft)Catchment area4,105 km² (1,585 sq mi)Surface area49 km² (19 sq mi)^[1]Maximum length15 km (9.3 mi)Normal elevation665 m (2,182 ft)Power StationCommission date1998 est.Hydraulic head61.8 m (203 ft) (gross)Turbines3 x 62 MW, 1 x 5.7 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity160 MW

Batman Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Batman River, north of Batman, in southeastern of Turkey. It was constructed between 1986 and 1999. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1998, at the dam, with a power output of 191.7 MW. The dam is designed to service an irrigation area of 37,744 ha (93,270 acres). The Silvan Dam is located upstream.

References

• State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Batman Dam, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
• www.un.org.tr/undp/Gap.htm - United Nations Southeast Anatolia Sustainable Human Development Program (GAP)
• www.gapturkiye.gen.tr/english/current.html Current status of GAP as of June 2000
• www.ecgd.gov.uk Data sheet

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