Tortum Gölü
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The Tortum Gölü or Tortum Lake is a lake in the northeastern Turkish province of Erzurum, the water level of which was increased by 1.5 m by a concrete dam built in 1971-1972.
The Tortum Gölü is located 10 km northeast of Uzundere and is traversed by the river Tortum Çayı.[1] The dammed lake covers an area of 6.62 km². The storage space is 57.561 million m³.[1] The hydroelectric power plant has an installed capacity of 26.2 MW. The standard energy capacity is 85 GWh per year.[1] The Tortum Waterfall below the dam wall is only supplied with water during months with high rainfall.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü: Erzurum". Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2022-09-03.