Artvin Dam

The Artvin Dam an arch-gravity dam on the Çoruh River in Artvin Province, Turkey. Preliminary construction on the dam began in December 2010 and the river diversion tunnels were complete in July 2012 at which time construction on the dam foundation started. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station has an installed capacity of 340 MW when completed. The dam is part of the Çoruh Development Plan and its construction was supervised by Turkey's State Hydraulic Works.[2][3] The dam began to impound its reservoir in October 2015 and the power station was commissioned beginning in January 2016.[4][5]

Artvin Dam
Location of Artvin Dam in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Location	Artvin
Coordinates	40°56′01.8″N 41°46′11.10″E
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	2010
Opening date	2016
Owner(s)	State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Arch-gravity
Impounds	Çoruh River
Height (foundation)	180 m (591 ft)
Height (thalweg)	135 m (443 ft)
Length	277.90 m (912 ft)
Elevation at crest	515 m (1,690 ft)
Dam volume	950,000 m3 (1,242,553 cu yd)
Spillway type	Uncontrolled overflow
Spillway capacity	8,200 m3/s (289,580 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	167,000,000 m3 (135,389 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	15,540 km2 (6,000 sq mi)
Surface area	4.1 km2 (2 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date	2016
Hydraulic head	116 m (381 ft) (gross)[1]
Turbines	2 x 170 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	340 MW
Annual generation	1026 GWh (estimate)