Aslantaş Dam

Aslantaş Dam (Turkish: Aslantaş Barajı) is an embankment dam on Ceyhan River in Osmaniye Province, southern Turkey, built between 1975 and 1984.

Aslantaş Dam Aslantaş Barajı
Location of Aslantaş Dam in Turkey
Official name	Aslantaş Barajı
Location	Osmaniye Province, Turkey
Coordinates	37°16′21″N 36°16′17″E
Construction began	1975
Opening date	1984
Owner(s)	State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Rock-filled
Impounds	Ceyhan River
Height	95 m (312 ft)
Dam volume	8.493 hm³ (11,108,425 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	1,150 hm³ (4.1×10¹⁰ cu ft)
Surface area	49 km² (19 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity	138 MW
Annual generation	569 GWh

Aslantaş Dam is situated 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Adana. Built for irrigation, flood control and electricity generation purposes by the State Hydraulic Works (DSI), the dam is 95 m (312 ft) high and has a volume of 8.493 hm³ (11,108,425 cu yd) filled with rock. The dam creates a 49 km² (19 sq mi) wide lake with 1,150 hm³ (4.1×10¹⁰ cu ft) capacity at normal water level. It irrigates an area of 149,849 ha (370,280 acres). It also supports a 138 MW power station, which generates 569 GWh electricity annually. According to some sources, the construction of the Aslantaş Dam resulted in involuntary resettlement of 60,000 people.[1]

Aslantaş Dam reservoir (right) seen from Karatepe with the fortification wall (left) at the Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum.

Partly on the western and eastern banks of the dam reservoir, the Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park is located. On a peninsula at the west bank, the hill Karatepe is situated inside the national park. Overlooking the dam reservoir, a walled settlement of the Neo-Hittites was discovered on Karatepe dating back to the 8th century BC. Following archaeological excavations between 1946 and 1952, the site was preserved as the Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum in 1958. The Kumkale on Domuztepe, another settlement of the Neo-Hittites and a fortification built by the Crusaders , which is located about 2 km (1.2 mi) north of this site, was flooded by the dam reservoir.[2]

References

Bogumil Terminski, Development-Induced Displacement and Resettelemnt: Theoretical Frameworks and Current Challenges, research paper, Geneva, May 2013, pp. 56.
"Karatepe-Aslantaş Açık Hava Müzesi" (in Turkish). Osmaniye Valiliği. Retrieved 2016-05-02.

External links

General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI)

Dams and reservoirs in Turkey
Aegean Region	Adıgüzel Afşar Akdeğirmen Akgedik Akköprü Alaçatı Balçova Bayır Beşkarış Beydağ Buldan Cindere Çaltıkoru Çavdarhisar Çine Demirköprü Enne Geyik Gökpınar Gölmarmara Gördes Güzelhisar Işıklı İkizdere Karacasu Kavakdere Kayaboğazı Kemer Kestel Kureyşler Küçükler Marmaris Mumcular Örenler Seferihisar Selevir Sevişler Seyitler Söğüt Tahtalı Topçam (Aydın) Ürkmez Yaylakavak Yenidere Yortanlı
Black Sea Region	Akçay Alaca Almus Alpu Altınkaya Ataköy Atasu Aksu Arkun Artvin Belpınar Beyler Bezirgan Borçka Boyabat Boztepe (Tokat) Çakmak (Samsun) Çatak Çorum Demirözü Derbent Deriner Derinöz Dodurga Erfelek Germeçtepe Gölköy Güllübağ Gülüç Güzelce Hasan Uğurlu Hasanlar Hatap Karaçomak Karadere Kızılcapınar Kirazlıköprü Koçhisar Koruluk Kozlu Köprübaşı Köse Kulaksızlar Kürtün Laleli Muratlı Obruk Ondokuzmayıs Saraydüzü Sarayözü Suat Uğurlu Topçam (Ordu) Tortum Torul Uluköy Vezirköprü Yedikır Yenihayat
Central Anatolia Region	4 Eylül Ağcaşar Akhasan Akkaya Akköy Akyar Altınapa Altınhisar Apa Asartepe Aşağı Karaören Ayhanlar Ayrancı Bahçelik Bayındır Beylikova Bozkır Çamlıdere Çamlıgöze Çatören Çoğun Çubuk-1 Çubuk-2 Damsa Deliçay Derebucak Doyduk Ermenek Eğrekkaya Eşmekaya Gazibey Gebere Gelingüllü Gödet Gökçekaya Gölova Güldürcek Gümüşler Gürsöğüt Hirfanlı İbrala İmranlı İvriz Kapulukaya Karacalar Karaova Kargı Kaymaz Kesikköprü Kılıçkaya Kovalı Kunduzlar Kurtboğazı Kuzfındık Kültepe Maksutlu Mamasın May Mursal Murtaza Musaözü Özen Porsuk Sarımsaklı Sarıoğlan Sarıyar Sıddıklı Sille Süreyyabey Tatlarin Uzunlu Yahyasaray Yamula Yapıaltın Yenice Yeşilburç
Eastern Anatolia Region	Alkumru Alpaslan-1 Alpaslan-2 Arpaçay Bağıştaş 1 Bağıştaş 2 Başköy Bayburt Boztepe (Malatya) • Cip Çamgazi Çat Çıldır Çocuktepe Demirdöven Dilimli Erzincan Gayt Gülbahar Hınıs Başköy Kalecik (Elazığ) Kapıkaya Keban Kığı Koçköprü Kuzgun Medik Morgedik Özlüce Palandöken Patnos Pazaryolu Pembelik Polat Sarımehmet Seyrantepe Sultansuyu Sürgü Tatar Tercan Uzunçayır Yazıcı Yedisu Yoncalı Zernek
Marmara Region	Alibey Altınyazı Armağan Atikhisar Ayvacık Babasultan Bakacak Bayramdere Bayramiç Boğazköy Büyükçekmece Büyükorhan Çakmak (Edirne) Çamköy Çaygören Çınarcık Çokal Darıdere Darlık Demirtaş Devecikonağı Doğancı Elmalı-2 Gökçe Gökçeada Gölbaşı Gönen Günyurdu Hamzadere Hasanağa Havran İkizcetepeler Kadıköy Karaidemir Kayalıköy Kırklareli Kızıldamlar Kirazdere Koyuntepe Madra Manyas New Ömerli Sarıbeyler Sazlıdere Sultanköy Süloğlu Taşoluk Tayfur Terkos Topuzlu Umurbey Valide
Mediterranean Region	Adatepe Alakır Alaköprü Aslantaş Ayvalı Bademli Belkaya Berdan Berke Birkapılı Çatalan Çavdır Çayboğazı Dim Gezende Göktaş Kalecik (Osmaniye) Karacaören I Karacaören II Karaçal Karamanlı Kadıncık 1 Kadıncık 2 Kartalkaya Kayraktepe Köprü Kılavuzlu Kızılsu Kavşak Bendi Korkuteli Kozağacı Kozan Manavgat Mehmetli Menzelet Nergizlik Onaç-1 Onaç-2 Otluca Oymapınar Seyhan Sır Sorgun Sücüllü Tahtaköprü Uluborlu Yapraklı Yarseli Yayladağı Yedigöze
Southeastern Anatolia Region	Lower Kaleköy Atatürk Batman Balli Beyhan I Beyhan II Beyyurdu Birecik Burç Bendi Çetintepe Çetin Cizre Devegeçidi Dicle Dumluca Erkenek Garzan Göksu Hacıhıdır Hancağız Ilısu Karakaya Karkamış Kayacık Kirazlık Kralkızı Seve Silopi Silvan Sırımtaş Şırnak Uludere Upper Kaleköy
Dams by province Hydroelectric power stations

Power stations in Turkey

Nuclear

Akkuyu – 4,800 MW
Sinop – 4,480 MW

Renewable
energy

Geothermal	Gümüşköy – 13 MW Kızıldere – 95 MW
Hydroelectric	Adıgüzel – 62 MW Akköprü – 115 MW Aksu – 13 MW Alaköprü – 26 MW Alkumru – 265.5 M Almus – 27 MW Alpaslan-1 – 160 MW Alpaslan-2 – 280 MW Altınkaya – 700 MW Arkun – 237 MW Artvin – 340 MW Aslantaş – 138 MW Atasu – 5 MW Atatürk – 2,400 MW Bahçelik – 7 MW Batman – 160 MW Berdan – 10 MW Berke – 510 MW Birecik – 672 MW Borçka – 300 MW Boyabat – 513 MW Burç Bendi – 27.9 MW Çamlıgöze – 33 MW Çatalan – 169 MW Çetin – 405 MW Çınarcık – 100 MW Cindere – 29 MW Çine – 47 MW Cizre −240 MW Demirköprü – 69 MW Derbent – 58 MW Deriner – 670 MW Devecikonağı – 29 MW Dicle – 110 MW Ermenek – 300 MW Garzan – 49 MW [Gezende – 159 MW Gökçekaya – 278 MW Gönen – 11 MW Güllübağ – 96 MW Gürsöğüt −242 MW
Solar	Greenway CSP Mersin – 6 MW Karapınar – 1,000 MW
Wind	Aliağa – 193 MW Bahçe – 135 MW Çanta – 47.5 MW Dağpazarı – 39 MW Mut – 33 MW Şamlı – 174 MW Soma – 140.4 MW

Thermal

Coal-fired	Afşin-Elbistan C – 1800 MW proposed Emba Hunutlu – 1320 MW under construction List of active coal-fired Silahtarağa – now museums
Natural gas-fired	Unimar Marmara Ereğlisi – 480 MW

Power stations projected or under construction in italics

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