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  Karakaya Dam Location of Karakaya Dam in Turkey | |
| Location | Euphrates,Turkey |
| Coordinates | 38°13′40″N39°08′20″E / 38.22778°N 39.13889°E /38.22778; 39.13889 |
| Opening date | 1987 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch-gravity dam |
| Impounds | Euphrates River |
| Height | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Height (foundation) | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Length | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 9.5 km3 (7,700,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Turbines | 6 × 300MW |
| Installed capacity | 1,800MW |
TheKarakaya Dam is one of the 21 dams of theSoutheastern Anatolia Project ofTurkey, built on theEuphrates River and completed in 1987. The hydroelectric dam generates power with six units of300MW, totalling the installed capacity to1,800 MW.
TheEuphrates River is an important water source for bothSyria andIraq, and both countries expressed concerns about the Karakaya Dam construction project. A treaty guaranteed a minimum water flow of 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s) through the dam.[1]
According to Terminski (2013), the construction of the Karakaya Dam resulted in involuntary resettlement of approximately 30,000 people.[2]
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