Muratlı Dam

Muratlı Dam
Location of Muratlı Dam
Official name	Muratlı Barajı
Location	Muratlı village, Borçka, Artvin Province, Turkey
Coordinates	41°28′6″N 41°42′48″E / 41.46833°N 41.71333°E / 41.46833; 41.71333Coordinates: 41°28′6″N 41°42′48″E / 41.46833°N 41.71333°E / 41.46833; 41.71333
Construction began	1999
Opening date	2005
Dam and spillways
Height	44 m (144 ft)
Impounds	Çoruh River
Reservoir
Capacity	75 hm³ (61,000 acre·ft)
Surface area	4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Power station
Installed capacity	115 MW
Annual generation	444 GWh
Website www.dsi.gov.tr

Muratlı Dam (Turkish: Muratlı Barajı) is a dam on the Çoruh River in Muratlı village, 12 km (7.5 mi) north east of Borçka in Artvin Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.^[1]

See also

• List of dams in Turkey

References

1. ^ "Muratlı Barajı" (in Turkish). Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü. http://www.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detay.cfm?BarajID=240. Retrieved 2010-12-16.