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36°32′02″N 33°11′26″E / 36.534°N 33.1906°E / 36.534; 33.1906
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Gezende Dam
Gezende reservoir near Evsin, view to the southeast
Location Turkey
Construction began1979
Opening date1990
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete arch
Impounds Ermenek River
Height75 m (246 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity92,000,000 m3 (74,586 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Installed capacity159 MW
Annual generation528 GWh

Gezende Dam is an arch dam on the Ermenek River in Mersin Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

Gezende reservoir near Evsin, view to the south.

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36°32′02″N 33°11′26″E / 36.534°N 33.1906°E / 36.534; 33.1906