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The Şırnak Dam is a gravity dam on the Ortasu River (a tributary of the Hezil River) about 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Şırnak town in Şırnak Province southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey’s State Hydraulic Works AGE Inşaat began construction on the dam in 2008 and it was completed in 2012.The reported purpose of the dam is water storage and it can also support a 5 MW hydroelectric power station in the future.

length (km)
198.0
building start year
2008-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
country
Turkey
elevation (μ)
811.8
height (cm)
56.8
location
Şırnak, Şırnak Province
opening year
2012-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
owner
State Hydraulic Works
purpose
Water supply military
river
Ortasu_River
volume (km3)
157000.0
latitude
37.4413
longitude
42.7337

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