Altınkaya Dam

Altınkaya Dam
Altınkaya Dam
	Altınkaya Dam
	Location of Altınkaya Dam in Turkey
Official name	Altınkaya Dam
Location	Samsun Province, Turkey
Coordinates	41°21′49.08″N 35°43′28.43″E / 41.3636333°N 35.7245639°E
Construction began	1980
Opening date	1988
Operator(s)	State Hydraulic Works (DSİ)
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kızılırmak
Height	195 m (640 ft)
Length	634 m (2,080 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Altınkaya Dam

Altınkaya Dam is a rock-fill dam for irrigation and hydro power, on the River Kızılırmak, 23 km south of Bafra and 35 km west of Samsun in northern Turkey. It feeds Lake Derbent.

Having a dam volume of 15,920,000 m³, Altınkaya Dam was completed in 1988. It has a storage volume of 5,763 billion m³ in a reservoir area at normal water surface elevation of 118 km².

Total power from the facility is 4 x 175 MW, for an installed capacity of 700 MW giving an annual electricity production of 1,630 GWh.^[1]