Silvan Dam

Silvan Dam
Location of Silvan Dam in Turkey
Official name	Silvan Baraji
Location	Silvan, Turkey
Coordinates
Purpose	Power, irrigation
Status	Under construction
Construction began	2011
Opening date	2016 est.
Owner(s)	State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Batman River
Height	166.5 m (546 ft)
Length	466 m (1,529 ft)
Elevation at crest	824.5 m (2,705 ft)
Width (crest)	15 m (49 ft)
Width (base)	690 m (2,264 ft)
Dam volume	1,300,000 m3 (1,054 acre·ft)
Spillway type	Service, controlled-chute
Spillway capacity	5,500 m3/s (194,231 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Silvan Reservoir
Total capacity	6,800,000,000 m3 (5,500,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity	4,138,000,000 m3 (3,355,000 acre·ft)
Inactive capacity	2,662,000,000 m3 (2,158,000 acre·ft)
Catchment area	2,305 km2 (890 sq mi)
Surface area	181 km2 (70 sq mi)
Max. length	35 km (22 mi)
Normal elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Power station
Commission date	2016 est.
Turbines	4 x 40 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	160 MW

Silvan Dam is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Batman River in the district of Silvan, Diyarbakır Province in southeastern Turkey. It is part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and located upstream of the Batman Dam. Construction began on 26 July 2011 and is expected to be complete in 2016. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and irrigation. It is designed to irrigate an area of 245,000 ha (610,000 acres). The power station will have an installed capacity of 160 MW.

In 2014, the dam, as well as other in southeast Turkey such as the Ilisu Dam, became a prime target of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants after peace talks collapsed with the government. Attacks on the dam, supporting structures and workers are part of the PKK's efforts to stop construction. Construction of the dam was suspended temporarily late in the year.