The Uludere 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 Hidrokon 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 3.5 MW hydroelectric power station in the future.
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