Sarıyar Dam

Dam in Ankara Province, Turkey

40°02′23.34″N 31°24′51.54″E / 40.0398167°N 31.4143167°E / 40.0398167; 31.4143167Opening date1956Dam and spillwaysType of damConcrete gravityImpoundsSakarya RiverHeight90 metres (300 ft)Length554 metres (1,818 ft)Spillway capacity7,800 m³/sReservoirCreatesSarıyar reservoirTotal capacity1.910 cubic kilometres (1,548,000 acre⋅ft)Surface area84 square kilometres (32 sq mi)Power StationCommission date1956Turbines4 x 40 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity160 MWAnnual generation400 GWh

Sarıyar Dam is a dam 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of the town of Sarıyar in the Nallıhan district of Ankara Province. It is 125 kilometres (78 mi) west of the city of Ankara, the central Anatolian capital of Turkey. It is also located 60 kilometres (37 mi) upstream of Gökçekaya Dam on the Sakarya River, which runs into the Black Sea. It was completed in 1956. The total power output from the hydroelectric facility is 160 MW (four facilities of 40 MW each).