Altınkaya Dam
| Altınkaya Dam | |
|---|---|
Altınkaya Dam | |
| Official name | Altınkaya Dam |
| Location | Samsun Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°21′49.08″N 35°43′28.43″E / 41.3636333°N 35.7245639°E |
| Construction began | 1980 |
| Opening date | 1988 |
| Operator(s) | State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kızılırmak |
| Height | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Length | 634 m (2,080 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Altınkaya Dam |
Altınkaya Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power, on the River Kızılırmak, 23 km south of Bafra and 35 km west of Samsun in northern Turkey. It feeds Lake Derbent.
Having a dam volume of 15,920,000 m3, Altınkaya Dam was completed in 1988. It has a storage volume of 5,763 billion m3 in a reservoir area at normal water surface elevation of 118 km2.
Total power from the facility is 4 x 175 MW, for an installed capacity of 700 MW giving an annual electricity production of 1,630 GWh.