Garzan Dam

Garzan Dam
Location of Garzan Dam in Turkey
Official name	Garzan Baraji
Location	Kozluk, Turkey
Coordinates	38°15′06.80″N 41°33′23.31″E / 38.2518889°N 41.5564750°E / 38.2518889; 41.5564750
Purpose	Power, irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	2009
Opening date	2012
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Garzan River
Height	113 m (371 ft)
Length	360 m (1,181 ft)
Elevation at crest	779 m (2,556 ft)
Dam volume	4,200,000 m3 (3,405 acre⋅ft)
Spillway type	Service, controlled overflow
Spillway capacity	2,400 m3/s (84,755 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Garzan Reservoir
Total capacity	165,000,000 m3 (134,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	145,000,000 m3 (118,000 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity	20,000,000 m3 (16,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	1,266 km2 (489 sq mi)
Surface area	4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)[1]
Maximum length	20 km (12 mi)
Normal elevation	776 m (2,546 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)	FERNAS Energy Electricity Generation Co. Inc.
Installed capacity	49 MW

Garzan Dam is an embankment dam on the Garzan River 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Kozluk in Batman Province, Turkey. It is part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and has a primary purpose of hydroelectric power generation and irrigation. Surveys for the dam were completed in 2008, construction began in 2009 and the dam began to impound its reservoir in October 2012. The power plant has an installed capacity of 49 MW. The irrigation works remain under construction and are expected to irrigate an area of 40,000 ha (99,000 acres) when complete.^[2][3][4][5] The dam was awarded to FERNAS Energy Electricity Generation Co. Inc. in 2011 under a build–operate–transfer basis.^[6]