The Kavşaktepe Dam is a gravity dam under construction on the Ortasu River (a tributary of the Hezil River) in Uludere district of Şırnak Province southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey’s State Hydraulic Works Be-Ha-Se Insaat began construction on the dam in 2008 and a completion date has not been announced.The reported purpose of the dam is water storage and it can also support a 1.57 MW hydroelectric power station in the future.
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