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Borçka Dam

Coordinates: 41°20′59″N 41°41′16″E / 41.34972°N 41.68778°E / 41.34972; 41.68778
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Borçka Dam
Borçka Dam is located in Turkey
Borçka Dam
Location of Borçka Dam in Turkey
Official nameBorçka Barajı
LocationBorçka, Artvin Province, Turkey
Coordinates41°20′59″N 41°41′16″E / 41.34972°N 41.68778°E / 41.34972; 41.68778
Construction began1999
Opening date2006
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsÇoruh River
Height86 m (282 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity419 hm3 (340,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity300 MW
Annual generation1,039 GWh
Website
www.dsi.gov.tr

Borçka Dam (Turkish: Borçka Barajı) is a dam on the Çoruh River 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south east of Borçka in Artvin Province, Turkey. It was built between 1999 and 2006.[1]

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  1. ^ "Borçka Barajı" (in Turkish). Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved 2010-12-17.