Upper Kaleköy Dam
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| name = Upper Kaleköy Dam
| name_official = Yukarı Kaleköy Baraji ve HEPP
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| coordinates = {{coord|38|48|40.42|N|41|2|34.44|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country = Turkey
| location = Kale, Solhan, Bingöl Province
| purpose = Power
| status = O
| construction_began = 2012
| opening = February 2018
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| owner = Kalehan Energy Generation
| dam_type = Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
| dam_crosses = Murat River
| dam_length = {{Convert|516.42|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| dam_height_foundation = {{Convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| dam_height_thalweg = {{Convert|137.5|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| dam_volume = {{Convert|2474000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}
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| spillway_capacity = {{Convert|8777|m3/s|ft3/s|abbr=on}}
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| res_capacity_total = {{Convert|783800000|m3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}
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| plant_commission = April 2018
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| plant_type = Conventional
| plant_turbines = 3 x 202 MW, 1 x 30.6 MW Francis-type
| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|132.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} (gross)
| plant_capacity = 636.6 MW
| plant_annual_gen = 1,505 GWh (est.)
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The Upper Kaleköy Dam, also known as the Yukarı Kaleköy Dam, is a gravity dam on the Murat River near the town of Kale in Solhan district of Bingöl Province, eastern Turkey. Construction on the dam began in 2012 and was completed in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://kalehan.com.tr/en/projects/upper-kalekoy-dam-and-hepp/|title=UPPER KALEKÖY DAM AND HEPP|website=Kalehan Energy Group}} It is one of six major dams planned for the river. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 636.6 MW hydroelectric power station. The {{Convert|150|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall dam withholds a reservoir of {{Convert|783800000|m3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}. It is owned by Kalehan Energy Generation.{{cite web|title=Upper Kalekoy Dam and HEPP|url=http://www.kalehan.com.tr/en/projects/yukari-kalekoy-dam-and-hepp.html|publisher=Kalehan Energy Group|access-date=3 March 2016|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307115503/http://www.kalehan.com.tr/en/projects/yukari-kalekoy-dam-and-hepp.html|url-status=dead}}
See also
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- Alpaslan-2 Dam – upstream, completed in 2021
- Beyhan I Dam – downstream
References
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{{Dams and reservoirs in Turkey}}
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Category:Dams in Bingöl Province
Category:Dams on the Murat River
Category:Roller-compacted concrete dams