Laleli Dam

Dam in Laleli, Erzurum Province

40°23′40.04″N 40°36′26.58″E / 40.3944556°N 40.6073833°E / 40.3944556; 40.6073833PurposePowerStatusUnder constructionConstruction began?Opening date?Owner(s)State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, rock-fillImpoundsÇoruh RiverHeight (foundation)127.5 m (418 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity969,000,000 m³ (785,581 acre⋅ft)^[1]Catchment area4,759 km² (1,837 sq mi)Power StationCommission date2017Hydraulic head138 m (453 ft) (gross)Installed capacity99 MWAnnual generation244 GWh (estimate)^[2]

The Laleli Dam is an embankment dam, currently under construction near the town of Laleli on the Çoruh River in Erzurum Province, Turkey. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production. The dam, which will power a 99 MW power station, will also flood several villages to include Laleli. The dam's reservoir will stretch east into Bayburt Province.^[3]

References

^ "Coruh River Development Plan" (PDF). UNECE. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^ Sucu, Sezai. "Çoruh Basin Projects" (PDF) (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
^ "BİZLERE SAHİP ÇIKILMAZ İSE BAYBURT KAYBEDER". Bayburt Medya. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.