Peri River

Peri River
Basin
River system Euphrates
River mouth Lake Keban
Size 5,379 km2 (2,077 sq mi)
Countries Turkey
Physiognomy
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    2,704,220,000 m3 (9.5499×1010 cu ft) (annual)

The Peri River is a principle left-bank tributary of the Euphrates River in eastern Turkey. It discharges into the reservoir of the Keban Dam. The river begins in Erzurum Province and flows through Bingöl Province before creating the border between the provinces of Elazığ and Tunceli. From upstream to downstream, it is interrupted by the Kığı, Yedisu, Özlüce, Pembelik, Seyrantepe and Tatar Dams.[1] The primary purpose of the dams is hydroelectric power generation and to reduce silt in Lake Keban.[2]

References

  1. "Peri Cayi" (in Turkish). Enerji Atlasi. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. "Tatar Hydroelectricity Power Plant". Ekobil Environmental Services and Consultancy. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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