Gezende Dam

Gezende Dam
Location Turkey
Construction began 1979
Opening date 1990
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete arch
Impounds Ermenek River
Height 75 m (246 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 92,000,000 m3 (74,586 acre·ft)
Power station
Installed capacity 159 MW
Annual generation 528 GWh

Gezende Dam is an arch dam on the Ermenek River in Mersin Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

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Coordinates: 36°32′02″N 33°11′26″E / 36.534°N 33.1906°E / 36.534; 33.1906


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