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Obruk Dam

Coordinates: 40°46′13″N 34°47′17″E / 40.77028°N 34.78806°E / 40.77028; 34.78806
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Obruk Dam
Obruk Dam is located in Turkey
Obruk Dam
Location of Obruk Dam in Turkey
LocationTurkey
Coordinates40°46′13″N 34°47′17″E / 40.77028°N 34.78806°E / 40.77028; 34.78806
Construction began1996
Opening date2007
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKızılırmak River
Height67 m (220 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity661,000,000 m3 (535,881 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Commission date2009
Turbines4 x 50.5 MW Francis-type[1]
Installed capacity202 MW
Annual generation473 GWh

Obruk Dam is an embankment dam on the Kızılırmak River in Çorum Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1996 and 2007, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dam supports a 203 MW power station.

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  1. ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Northern Turkey". IndustCards. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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