Kirazlık Dam

The Kirazlık Dam is a gravity dam on the Botan River, 9 km (6 mi) east of Siirt in Siirt Province of southeastern Turkey.

The purpose of the dam is to regulate the outflow of the Alkumru Dam upstream and to produce hydroelectric power with a run-of-the-river design.

The dam was completed in late 2011 and the power station become operational in 2013.

The power plant houses three 15 MW Kaplan turbine-generators.

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