Gökçekaya Dam

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Gökçekaya Dam
Official name Gökçekaya Dam
Location Eskişehir, Turkey
Coordinates 40°01′58″N 31°00′59″E / 40.03278°N 31.01639°E / 40.03278; 31.01639Coordinates: 40°01′58″N 31°00′59″E / 40.03278°N 31.01639°E / 40.03278; 31.01639
Construction began 1967
Opening date 1972
Dam and spillways
Impounds Sakarya River
Length 634 m (2,080 ft)
Height 210 m (690 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 910 hm³
Surface area 20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Power station
Turbines 3 x 92.8 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 278 MW
Annual generation 562 GWh

Gökçekaya Dam is 43 km (27 mi) north of Alpu town 45 km (28 mi) east of province of Eskişehir in central Turkey and located 60 km (37 mi) downstream of Sarıyar Dam on the Sakarya River which runs into the Black Sea.

There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1972, at the dam, with a power output of 278 MW (three facilities at circa 100 MW each), generating an average 562 GW·h of hydroelectricity annually.

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