Euphrates Dam / Al-Tabaqa Dam

Syria / ar-Raqqah / at-Tawrah /
 dam, hydroelectric power station/plant
The Tabaqah Dam (Arabic: سد الفرات‎) (sometimes called the Euphrates Dam) is an earth filled dam nearly 197 feet (60 m) high and 3 miles (5 km) long (located at 36°0′N 38°35′E) in Syria. It was completed in 1973 on the Euphrates River.
Turbines 8 x 103 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 824 MW
Due to lower than expected water flow from Turkey, as well as lack of maintenance, the dam generates only 150 MW instead of 800 MW.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabaqah_Dam
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Coordinates:   35°52'23"N   38°33'59"E

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