Official name Köprü Barajı ve HES Location Kozan Opening date 2012 Catchment area 4,300 km² Construction began 2009 | Country Turkey Status Operational Height 109 m Surface area 2.93 km² | |
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Owner(s) Enerjisa Power Generation Inc. People also search for Çocuktepe Dam, Beyyurdu Dam | ||
The Köprü Dam is an under construction gravity dam on the Göksu, the main tributary of the Seyhan River about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Kozan in Adana Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose will be hydroelectric power generation. Construction began in 2009 and was complete in 2012. On 24 February 2012, the dam's diversion tunnel seal broke while the dam was impounding the river for the first time. This resulted in 97,000,000 m3 (78,639 acre·ft) of water flooding the downstream area of the dam. The accident and subsequent flood killed 10 workers. Downstream communities received proper warning and no one was killed.
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