Kığı Dam
| Kığı Dam | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Official name | Kığı Baraji |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Bingöl |
| Coordinates | 39°22′06″N 40°21′07″E / 39.36833°N 40.35194°ECoordinates: 39°22′06″N 40°21′07″E / 39.36833°N 40.35194°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | 1998 |
| Owner(s) | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Impounds | Peri River |
| Height (foundation) | 170 m (558 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Dam volume | 23,000,000 m3 (30,082,864 cu yd) |
| Spillway capacity | 4,500 m3/s (158,916 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total 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 (a tributary of the Euphrates) 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] In August 2015, suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party militants set fire to three cement trucks associated with the dam construction site.[3]
See also
- Özlüce Dam - located downstream
- List of dams in Turkey
References
- ↑ "Bingol Regional Office" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kigi Dam and HEPP". Ozaltin. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "PKK burned cement truck" (in Turkish). Ulusal Kanal. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
