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{{Infobox dam
| name                 = Seyhan Dam
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| image                = Seyhan Dam.jpg
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| location_map         = Turkey
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| coordinates          = {{coord|37|02|24|N|35|19|55|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country              = Turkey
| location             = [[Adana]]
| status               = O
| construction_began   = 1953
| opening              = 1956
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| dam_type             = Embankment
| dam_height           = {{Convert|53|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| dam_volume           =  {{Convert|7500000|m3|cuyd|0|abbr=on}} 
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| dam_crosses          =  [[Seyhan River]] 
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| res_capacity_total   =  {{Convert|750000000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}} 
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| res_surface          =  {{Convert|68|km2|mi2|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Seyhan Dam|url=http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detayeng.cfm?BarajID=7|publisher=Turkey State Hydraulic Works|access-date=25 February 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001550/http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detayeng.cfm?BarajID=7|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| plant_capacity       = 59 MW
| plant_annual_gen     = 350 [[GWh]]
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The '''Seyhan Dam''' <ref>[http://www.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detayeng.cfm?BarajID=7 Technical Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001550/http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detayeng.cfm?BarajID=7 |date=2016-03-04}}</ref> is a [[hydroelectric dam]] on the [[Seyhan River]] north of [[Adana]], [[Turkey]].

The dam was constructed in the 1950s as the first in a series of hydroelectric projects funded by the [[World Bank]]. The project was authorized by Prime Minister [[Adnan Menderes]]. The project manager was [[Süleyman Demirel]],<ref>[http://wikimapia.org/1504776/ Seyhan Dam & Reservoir Lake<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> who later became prime minister and the ninth [[List of Presidents of Turkey|president]] of [[Turkey]].

In 1955, the Roman city of [[Augusta (Cilicia)|Augusta]] was discovered during the construction of the dam. It was partially excavated before being flooded by the dam's lake. Parts of the city are visible when the water level in the lake is low.<ref>[https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-city-comes-to-light-as-water-recedes-167766 Ancient city comes to light as water recedes]</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Çatalan Dam]] – upstream

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Middle_East/Turkey/photo503761.htm Reservoir Photos]

{{Dams and reservoirs in Turkey}}
{{Seyhan River dams}}
{{Venues of the 2013 Mediterranean Games}}

[[Category:Dams in Adana Province]]
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Turkey]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1956]]
[[Category:Dams on the Seyhan River]]
[[Category:Rowing venues]]
[[Category:2013 Mediterranean Games venues]]


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