The Lower Kaleköy Dam, also known as the Aşağı Kaleköy Dam, is a gravity dam planned on the Murat River in Genç district of Bingöl Province, eastern Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and it will support a 500 MW hydroelectric power station. The 115 m (377 ft) tall dam will withhold a reservoir of 516,500,000 m³ (418,700 acre⋅ft). It is owned by Kalehan Energy Generation.[1]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2016)

Lower Kaleköy Dam
Location of Lower Kaleköy Dam in Turkey
Official name	Aşağı Kaleköy Baraji ve HEPP
Country	Turkey
Location	Kale, Genç, Bingöl Province
Coordinates	38°49′50.7″N 40°42′33.7″E
Purpose	Power
Status	Planned
Owner(s)	Kalehan Energy Generation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
Impounds	Murat River
Height (foundation)	115 m (377 ft)
Height (thalweg)	93 m (305 ft)
Length	504 m (1,654 ft)
Dam volume	2,474,000 m3 (3,236,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity	5,773 m3/s (203,900 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	516,500,000 m3 (418,700 acre⋅ft)
Type	Conventional
Hydraulic head	89 m (292 ft) (gross)
Turbines	3 x 155.5 MW, 1 x 33.5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	500 MW
Annual generation	965 GWh (est.)

See also

• Upper Kaleköy Dam – under construction upstream
• Beyhan I Dam – downstream

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