Aksu Dam
Aksu Dam is located in Turkey
Aksu Dam
Location of Aksu Dam in Turkey
Official nameAksu Baraji ve HES
CountryTurkey
LocationAksu, Erzurum Province
Coordinates40°36′05″N 41°09′25″E / 40.60139°N 41.15694°E / 40.60139; 41.15694
PurposePower
StatusPreliminary construction
Owner(s)State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsÇoruh River
Height (foundation)155 m (509 ft)
Height (thalweg)114 m (374 ft)
Length364 m (1,194 ft)
Elevation at crest1,047 m (3,435 ft)
Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)
Dam volume1,918,000 m3 (2,508,649 cu yd)
Spillway typeControlled chute, six radial gates
Spillway capacity7,157 m3/s (252,747 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity184,080,000 m3 (149,236 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity118,690,000 m3 (96,224 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area6,338 km2 (2,447 sq mi)
Normal elevation1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Power Station
Hydraulic head107 m (351 ft)
Turbines4 x 40 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity160 MW
Annual generation383 GWh (est.)

The Aksu Dam, sometimes referred to as Aksu-Anakol Dam, is a hydropower dam in the preliminary stages of construction near the town of Aksu on the Çoruh River in Erzurum Province, Turkey.[1] It will have an installed capacity of 160 MW.[2]

The 114 m high embankment dam is part of the Çoruh Development Plan, a 17-dam-cascade hydropower scheme designed to tap Çoruh River's hydropower potential. Aksu Dam will be located immediately upstream Arkun Dam (237 MW), and immediately downstream Güllübağ Dam (96 MW), both of which are already operational.[2]

It is expected to generate an average 382.5 GWh of electric power annually, which will contribute to 3.78% of Çoruh basin' hydropower generation and 0.54% of Turkey's.[3]

Its construction is supervised by Turkey's State Hydraulic Works.[4] Construction on access roads and diversion tunnels began in 2010.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Su-Yapi'nin 1975 yilindan itibaren hizmet verdiğibaraj ve hidroelektrik santral tesislerinin listes" (PDF). Su-Yapi (in Turkish). 31 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Çoruh'un mavi gerdanlikla" (PDF). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Yukarı Çoruh Havzasındaki Su Yapılarının Enerji Potansiyeli ve Çevresel Etkileşimi" (PDF). Turkish Journal of Hydraulic (in Turkish): 5. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Aksu Baraji ve HES" (PDF) (in Turkish). Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment - Environmental Impact Assessment, Permit and Inspection Department. February 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Aksu Baraji" (in Turkish). Pustiler. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 10 May 2013.


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