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Karkamis Lake

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Project: KARKAMIS is part of the GAP (Güneydogu Anadolu Projesi==Greater Anatolia Project), a huge system of dams controlling the Tigris & Euphrates rivers.
River Name: Euphrates
Objective: Electrical power, local flood control & irrigation, strategic population displacement, and national border water control. (Turkish entry incomplete)
Construction: 1996-1999 (Turkish entry incorrect)
Dam Filler: Concrete & Earth
Dam Volume: 2100 dam3
Dam Height: 29 m
Lake Volume: 157 hm3
Lake area: 28 km2
Irrigation Area: (none given) ha (Turkish entry incomplete)
Power: 180 MW
Annual peak Production: 652 GWh
. get better info at power-technology.com/projects/karkamis/
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Coordinates:   36°55'58"N   38°0'19"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago