Dicle Dam

Dam in Diyarbakır, Turkey

38°13′51.02″N 40°10′35.59″E / 38.2308389°N 40.1765528°E / 38.2308389; 40.1765528PurposePower, irrigationStatusOperationalConstruction began1986Opening date1997Owner(s)State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth-fillImpoundsTigris RiverHeight75 m (246 ft)Length307 m (1,007 ft)Elevation at crest718 m (2,356 ft)Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)Width (base)328 m (1,076 ft)Dam volume3,100,000 m³ (2,513 acre⋅ft)Spillway typeService overflow, controlled-chuteSpillway capacity5,000 m³/s (176,573 cu ft/s)ReservoirCreatesDicle ReservoirTotal capacity595,000,000 m³ (482,000 acre⋅ft)Active capacity255,000,000 m³ (207,000 acre⋅ft)Inactive capacity340,000,000 m³ (280,000 acre⋅ft)Catchment area3,216 km² (1,242 sq mi)Surface area24 km² (9.3 sq mi)^[1]Maximum length20 km (12 mi)Normal elevation710 m (2,330 ft)Power StationHydraulic head67 m (220 ft) (gross)Turbines3 x 55 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity110 MWAnnual generation298 GWh

Dicle Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. These facilities are located within the provincial territory of Diyarbakır, at a distance of 50 kilometres to Diyarbakır city centre. More specifically, the dam and the hydroelectric power plant are located in Eğil district,^[2] at a distance of 800 metres from the point of junction of the streams of Maden Stream and Dibni to form the Tigris, and 22 kilometres downstream of the Kralkızı Dam. Construction works were started in 1986 and the dam was completed in 1997.^[3] The dam has an installed hydroelectric capacity of 110 MW^[4] and is designed to ultimately irrigate 128,080 hectares. In 2001 a water transmission line and a water treatment plant were commissioned that provided about 85% of the drinking water for the city of Diyarbakir in 2010. In 2018 a gate of the dam broke the water lever decreased and a part of a village re-emerged in the Eğil district.^[5]

References

^ "Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). State Hydraulic Works. 2005. pp. TABLE 2–4 (PDF pgs. 114–115). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
^ "Ancient Underwater Village Has Been Revealed in Turkey (photos)". armedia.am. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
^ "Anadolu Agency". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
^ . 2007-09-28. pp. 2–11 http://www.ecgd.gov.uk/eiar_s2.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-03-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ AA, Daily Sabah with (2018-12-20). "Drop in dam water reveals submerged village, Elisha's tomb in SE Turkey's Diyarbakır". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2020-03-25.

State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Dicle Dam, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
GAP Regional Development Administration - Impounding started at Kralkızı and Dicle Dams
www.un.org.tr/undp/Gap.htm - United Nations Southeast Anatolia Sustainable Human Development Program (GAP)
www.ecgd.gov.uk Data sheet

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www.gap.gov.tr - Official GAP web site

Dams and reservoirs in Turkey

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Dams by province
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v t e Dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP)
Euphrates Basin	Keban Karakaya Atatürk Birecik Karkamış Çamgazi Hancağız Koçali Sırımtaş Büyükçay Kahta Çataltepe Gömikan Kayacık Kemlin
Tigris Basin	Kralkızı Dicle Batman Ilısu Silvan Kayser Garzan Cizre
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v t e The Tigris
Countries	Turkey (523 km) Syria (40 km) Iraq (1,377 km)
Cities	Diyarbakır Bismil Hasankeyf Cizre Mosul Tikrit Samarra Kadhimiya Baghdad Amarah Al-Kūt Kemune
Tributaries	Ambar Kuru Pamuk Hazro Batman Garzan Göksu Savur Botan Little Khabur Great Zab Little Zab 'Adhaim Diyala
Dams	Dicle Ilısu Cizre Mosul Badush Samarra Kut

v t e Dams on the Tigris
Dicle Ilısu Cizre Mosul Badush Samarra Kut

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Akkuyu – 4,800 MW
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Geothermal	Gümüşköy – 13 MW Kızıldere – 95 MW
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Solar	Greenway CSP Mersin – 6 MW Karapınar – 1,000 MW
Waste	Istanbul Waste Power Plant
Wind	Aliağa – 193 MW Bahçe – 135 MW Çanta – 47.5 MW Dağpazarı – 39 MW Mut – 33 MW Şamlı – 174 MW Soma – 140.4 MW