| Uzunçayır Dam | |
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| Official name | Uzunçayır Baraji |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Tunceli |
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| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1994 |
| Opening date | 2009 |
| Owner(s) | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, clay-core sand-gravel fill |
| Height | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Volume | 2,800,000 m3 (3,662,262 cu yd) |
| Impounds | Munzur River |
| Type of spillway | Chute, gate-controlled |
| Reservoir | |
| Capacity | 308,000,000 m3 (249,700 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 13.43 km2 (5 sq mi)[1] |
| Power station | |
| Turbines | 3 x 28 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 84 MW[2] |
The Uzunçayır Dam is an embankment dam on the Munzur River, located 14 km (9 mi) south of Tunceli in Tunceli Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1994 and 2009, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports an 84 MW power station.[3][1]