Çat Dam

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| name = Çat Dam

| name_official = Çat Baraji

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| country = Turkey

| location = Çelikhan

| status = O

| construction_began = 1985

| opening = 2002

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| owner = Turkish State Hydraulic Works

| dam_type = Embankment

| dam_height = {{Convert|64.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

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| dam_volume = {{Convert|2500000|m3|acre feet|0|abbr=on}}

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| dam_crosses = Abdülharap River

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The Çat Dam is an embankment dam on the Abdülharap River, located near Çelikhan in Adıyaman Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1985 and 2002, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The purpose of the dam is irrigation and it provides water for up to {{Convert|21464|ha|acre|0|abbr=on}} of land.{{cite web|title=Malatya Regional Office|url=http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/bolge/dsi9/malatya.htm|publisher=State Hydraulic Works|access-date=24 November 2011|language=tr}}{{cite web|title=Cat Dam|url=http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detayeng.cfm?BarajID=165|publisher=State Hydraulic Works|access-date=24 November 2011}}

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