Cizre Dam

Dam in Şırnak Province, Turkey

37°21′47″N 42°09′17″E / 37.36306°N 42.15472°E / 37.36306; 42.15472PurposePower, irrigationStatusUnder constructionOwner(s)State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth-fillImpoundsTigris RiverHeight46 m (151 ft)Length740 m (2,428 ft)Elevation at crest409 m (1,342 ft)Width (crest)15 m (49 ft)Width (base)190 m (623 ft)Dam volume3,300,000 m³ (2,675 acre⋅ft)Spillway typeService overflow, controlled-chuteSpillway capacity18,700 m³/s (660,384 cu ft/s)ReservoirCreatesCizre ReservoirTotal capacity360,000,000 m³ (290,000 acre⋅ft)Active capacity208,000,000 m³ (169,000 acre⋅ft)Inactive capacity152,000,000 m³ (123,000 acre⋅ft)Catchment area38,295 km² (14,786 sq mi)Surface area21 km² (8.1 sq mi)^[1]Maximum length40 km (25 mi)Normal elevation404.4 m (1,327 ft)Power StationHydraulic head36 m (118 ft) (gross)Turbines3 x 80 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity240 MWWebsite
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The Cizre Dam is a dam being constructed on the Tigris River north of Cizre, Turkey.^[2] The Cizre Dam is to be built in conjunction and downstream of the Ilisu Dam. The Cizre Dam is also one of the planned dams of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). The purpose of the Cizre Dam is irrigation, hydro-power and to control the tailwaters of the Ilisu Dam.

A tender for the Cizre Dam was unsuccessfully issued in May 2008 but another issue on 15 May 2014 left Zorlu Energy as the winning bidder.^[3]^[4] The Cizre Dam will have a hydro-power capacity of 240 MW and will provide irrigation for 121,000 hectares.^[5] It was approved by the government in 2023 and is planned to be completed by 2027.^[6]

A 2023 study predicted that this and other dams would have considerable sociological impact downstream in Iraq.^[7]

References

^ "Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). State Hydraulic Works. 2005. pp. TABLE 2–3 (PDF pgs. 112–113). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
^ "Top five hydro power plants in development in Turkey". Power Technology. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
^ "Cizre dam will destroy thousands of years of history turns out to tender" (in Turkish). DİHA - Dicle News Agency. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "Zorlu Energy, Cizre Dam and HEPP projects that result in their favor for the tender announced" (in Turkish). Borsa Gundem. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ "Turkey: Completion of Cizre Dam Tender Will Earn Treasury $3.2 Billion". Memri Economic. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
^ "Planned Turkish dam on Tigris may harm environment, Kurdish communities". Medya News. 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
^ "The impact of Turkey's water resources development on the flow regime of the Tigris River in Iraq".

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