Sarıyar Dam is a dam 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of the town of Sarıyar in the Nallıhan district of Ankara Province. It is 125 kilometres (78 mi) west of the city of Ankara, the central Anatolian capital of Turkey. It is also located 60 kilometres (37 mi) upstream of Gökçekaya Dam on the Sakarya River, which runs into the Black Sea. It was completed in 1956. The total power output from the hydroelectric facility is 160 MW (four facilities of 40 MW each).

Sarıyar Dam
Sarıyar Dam
Sarıyar Dam is located in Turkey
Sarıyar Dam
Location of Sarıyar Dam in Turkey
LocationAnkara Province, Turkey
Coordinates40°02′23.34″N 31°24′51.54″E / 40.0398167°N 31.4143167°E / 40.0398167; 31.4143167
Opening date1956
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete gravity
ImpoundsSakarya River
Height90 metres (300 ft)
Length554 metres (1,818 ft)
Spillway capacity7,800 m3/s
Reservoir
CreatesSarıyar reservoir
Total capacity1.910 cubic kilometres (1,548,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area84 square kilometres (32 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date1956
Turbines4 x 40 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity160 MW
Annual generation400 GWh

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