The
Birecik Dam, one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, is located on the
Euphrates River 60 km (37 mi) downstream of Atatürk Dam and 8 km (5.0 mi) upstream of Birecik town 80 km (50 mi) west of Province of Şanlıurfa in the southeastern region of Turkey. It was purposed for irrigation and energy production. There is a
run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant, established in 2001, at the dam, with a power output of 672MW (six facilities at 112
MW each) can generate an average of 2.5 billion
kWh per year.
The Birecik dam is a structure constituted of a concrete gravity and clay core sandgravel fill with a height of 62.5 m (205 ft) from the foundation. The total catchment area is 92,700 ha (358 sq mi).
The Birecik hydroelectric project will be realized under the status of Build-Operate-Transfer (
BOT) model.
| Birecik Dam |
|---|
| Locale |  Turkey |
| Dam and spillways |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Height | 62.5 m (205 ft) |
| Impounds | Euphrates River |
| Reservoir |
| Creates | Reservoir |
| Catchment area | 92,700 ha (358 sq mi) |
| Power station |
| Type | Yes |
| Turbines | 6 × 112 MW |
| Installed capacity | 672 MW |
| Annual generation | 2,500 GWh |
