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Karakaya Dam
Karakaya Dam is located in Turkey
Karakaya Dam
Location of Karakaya Dam in Turkey
LocationEuphrates, Turkey
Coordinates38°13′40″N 39°08′20″E / 38.22778°N 39.13889°E / 38.22778; 39.13889
Opening date1987
Dam and spillways
Type of damArch-gravity dam
ImpoundsEuphrates River
Height158 m (518 ft)
Height (foundation)173 m (568 ft)
Length462 m (1,516 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity9.5 km3 (7,700,000 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Turbines6 × 300 MW
Installed capacity1,800 MW

The Karakaya Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Euphrates River and completed in 1987. The hydroelectric dam generates power with six units of 300 MW, totalling the installed capacity to 1,800 MW.

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