| Kığı Dam | |
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| Official name | Kığı Baraji |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Bingöl |
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| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | 1998 |
| Owner(s) | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Height (thalweg) | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Height (foundation) | 170 m (558 ft) |
| Crest width | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Volume | 23,000,000 m3 (30,082,864 cu yd) |
| Impounds | Peri River |
| Spillway capacity | 4,500 m3/s (158,916 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Capacity | 1,200,000,000 m3 (972,856 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 8.35 km2 (3 sq mi)[1] |
| Power station | |
| Turbines | 3 x 60 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 180 MW[2] |
Kığı Dam is an under construction rock-fill embankment dam on the Peri River in Bingöl Province, Turkey. Construction began in 1998 and is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. When complete, it will support a 180 MW power station.[2]