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Silvan Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction as part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project in the district of Silvan Diyarbakır Province in southeastern Turkey. It is located upstream of the Batman Dam. Construction began on 26 July 2011 and is expected to be complete in 2016. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. It is designed to irrigate an area of 245000 ha (610000 acres). The power station will have an installed capacity of 160 MW.

length (km)
466.0
building start year
2011-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
elevation (μ)
824.5
height (cm)
166.5
vastest lake
Silvan_Dam__1
location
Silvan Diyarbakır
opening year
2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
owner
State Hydraulic Works
purpose
Power irrigation
river
Batman River
volume (km3)
1.3e+06
latitude
38.2912
longitude
41.0236

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