Deriner Dam
Turkey /
Artvin /
World
/ Turkey
/ Artvin
/ Artvin
World / Turkey / Artvin
dam
Add category
Deriner Dam (Turkish: Deriner Barajı) is a concrete double-curved arch dam on the Çoruh River 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Artvin in Artvin Province, Turkey. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and additionally flood control. Construction on the dam began in 1998, the reservoir began to fill in February 2012 and the power station was completed by February 2013. It will have a 670 MW power house and is the tallest dam in Turkey. The dam is being implemented by Turkey's State Hydraulic Works and constructed by a consortium of Turkish, Russian and Swiss companies.
The dam is named after İbrahim Deriner, who died while serving as the Chief Engineer of its research team.
The dam is named after İbrahim Deriner, who died while serving as the Chief Engineer of its research team.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deriner_Dam
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°10'17"N 41°52'7"E
- Lake Arpi 145 km
- gumati HPP 146 km
- Dike 153 km
- Vardnilhesi Dam 166 km
- Enguri Hydroelectrical Dam 177 km
- dam? 178 km
- Dam 239 km
- Zhinvali Dam 264 km
- Golovnoe 389 km
- The end of the Terek-Kuma-Canal and the beginning of the Kuma-Manych Canal 464 km
- summer villas 4 km
- Irveti 5.1 km
- Dolisi, 2046m 5.1 km
- Sadure 5.5 km
- Lekta, 2221m 6.2 km
- Artvin District 11 km
- Pantali, 1796m 11 km
- Akhiza 12 km
- Artvin Province 14 km
- Ardanuç District 26 km