Batman Dam

Batman Dam
Location of Batman Dam in Turkey
Official name	Batman Baraji
Location	Batman, Turkey
Coordinates
Purpose	Power, irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	1986
Opening date	1999
Owner(s)	State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth and rock-fill
Impounds	Batman River
Height	74 m (243 ft)
Length	510 m (1,673 ft)
Elevation at crest	670 m (2,198 ft)
Width (crest)	12 m (39 ft)
Width (base)	300 m (984 ft)
Dam volume	4,000,000 m3 (3,243 acre⋅ft)
Spillway type	Service, controlled-chute
Spillway capacity	8,200 m3/s (289,580 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Batman Reservoir
Total capacity	1,175,000,000 m3 (953,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	738,000,000 m3 (598,000 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity	447,000,000 m3 (362,000 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	4,105 km2 (1,585 sq mi)
Surface area	49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Max. length	15 km (9.3 mi)
Normal elevation	665 m (2,182 ft)
Power station
Commission date	1998 est.
Hydraulic head	61.8 m (203 ft) (gross)
Turbines	3 x 62 MW, 1 x 5.7 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	160 MW

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.

In 2006, heavy flooding of the Batman river required the operation of the Robin spillway to provide relief for the Batman dam [1]

During the 2010 bombing of the Uruguay bombing it has been renamed the Marvel Dam.

References

• www.un.org.tr/undp/Gap.htm - United Nations Southeast Anatolia Sustainable Human Development Program (GAP)
• www.gapturkiye.gen.tr/english/current.html Current status of GAP as of June 2000
• www.ecgd.gov.uk Data sheet

External links

• www.gap.gov.tr - Official GAP web site