Sarıyar Dam | |
Dam Crosses: | Sakarya River |
Res Name: | Sarıyar reservoir |
Location: | Ankara Province, Turkey |
Dam Type: | Concrete gravity |
Dam Length: | 554m (1,818feet) |
Dam Height: | 90m (300feet) |
Spillway Capacity: | 7,800 m3/s |
Opening: | 1956 |
Res Capacity Total: | 1.91km3 |
Plant Turbines: | 4 x 40 MW Francis-type |
Plant Capacity: | 160 MW |
Plant Annual Gen: | 400 GWh |
Plant Commission: | 1956 |
Location Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 40.0398°N 31.4143°W |
Sarıyar Dam is a dam north of the town of Sarıyar in the Nallıhan district of Ankara Province. It is west of the city of Ankara, the central Anatolian capital of Turkey. It is also located upstream of Gökçekaya Dam on the Sakarya River, which runs into the Black Sea. It was completed in 1956. The total power output from the hydroelectric facility is 160 MW (four facilities of 40 MW each).