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Gökçekaya Dam
Location of Gökçekaya Dam in Turkey
Official name	Gökçekaya Baraji
Location	Eskişehir, Turkey
Coordinates	40°1′58″N 31°00′59″E / 40.03278°N 31.01639°E / 40.03278; 31.01639
Construction began	1967
Opening date	1972
Operator(s)	State Hydraulic Works (DSİ)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Arch
Impounds	Sakarya River
Height	210 m (690 ft)
Length	634 m (2,080 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	910 hm³
Surface area	20 km (8 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines	3 x 92.8 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	278 MW
Annual generation	562 GWh

Gökçekaya Dam is 43 km (27 mi) north of Alpu town 45 km (28 mi) east of province of Eskişehir in central Turkey and located 60 km (37 mi) downstream of Sarıyar Dam on the Sakarya River which runs into the Black Sea. The Yenice Dam is located downstream.

There is a hydroelectric power plant, established in 1972, at the dam, with a power output of 278 MW (three Francis turbines at 92.8 MW each), generating an average 562 GW·h of hydroelectricity annually.

The construction work on the dam and the power plant started in 1967 and was completed in 1973.

References

• State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Gökçekaya Dam, Turkey" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2008-04-06.

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Settlements Center city Eskişehir Districts (İlçe) Odunpazarı Tepebaşı Alpu Beylikova Çifteler Günyüzü Han İnönü Mahmudiye Mihalgazi Mihalıççık Sarıcakaya Seyitgazi Sivrihisar All settlements List of populated places in Eskişehir Province
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