Tercan Dam

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Tercan Dam
Location Turkey
Construction began 1969
Opening date 1988
Dam and spillways
Height 65 m (213 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 178,000,000 m3 (144,307 acre·ft)
Power station
Installed capacity 15 MW
Annual generation 51 GWh

Tercan Dam is an embankment dam on the Tuzla River in Erzincan Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1969 and 1988, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam has an installed capacity of 15 MW and provides water for the irrigation of 29,725 hectares (73,450 acres).

See also

References

  • DSI, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved December 16, 2009

Coordinates: 39°45′06″N 40°24′00″E / 39.7516°N 40.4001°E / 39.7516; 40.4001

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