Status Operational Owner State Hydraulic Works | Purpose Power, irrigation Opening date 1999 Construction began 1986 | |
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Type of dam Embankment, earth and rock-fill People also search for Dumluca Dam, Dicle Dam, Karkamış Dam | ||
Batman Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, built on the Batman River, north of Batman, in southeastern of Turkey. It was constructed between 1986 and 1999. There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1998, at the dam, with a power output of 191.7 MW. The dam is designed to service an irrigation area of 37,744 ha (93,270 acres). The Silvan Dam is located upstream.
Map of Babakaya Mahallesi, Batman Dam, 21640 Silvan%2FDiyarbak%C4%B1r, Turkey
In 2006, heavy flooding of the Batman river required the operation of the Robin spillway to provide relief for the Batman dam [1]
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