Dam projects affected by the landslides on the Çoruh River, Turkey

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Abstract

The Çoruh River is one of the most important rivers in northeastern Turkey. Preliminary studies to determine the energy potential of this river resulted in the selection of eleven potential dam sites. The presence of large landslides at some of the sites has led to modifications to the initial proposals; for instance the Ispir dam was abandoned and replaced with the Norgah scheme upstream of the landslides. Similarly, the proposed location of the Uzumlu dam site was abandoned and a new dam site was proposed upstream of the landslide. The Havuzlu and Demirkent landslides have been investigated to assess their possible influence on the Inanli and Yusufeli dam sites.

Keywords

Dam Landslide Power tunnel Çoruh River 

Résumé

Le Çoruh est l’un des plus importants cours d’eau du nord-est de la Turquie. Des études préliminaires destinées à définir le potentiel hydro-électrique de ce cours d’eau ont conduit à la sélection de onze sites potentiels de barrages. L’existence de grands glissements de terrain sur plusieurs sites a conduit à des modifications des projets initiaux: par exemple, le site de barrage d’Ispir a été abandonné et remplacé par le projet Norgah en amont du site précédent. De la même façon, le site de barrage de Uzumlu a été abandonné et un nouveau site proposé en amont des zones instables. Les glissements de Havuzlu et Demirkent ont été étudiés afin d’évaluer leur influence possible sur les sites de barrages de Inanli et Yusufeli.

Mots clés

Barrage Glissement de terrain Galerie hydraulique Rivière Çoruh 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Geological EngineeringÇukurova UniversityAdanaTurkey

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