Özlüce Dam

Özlüce Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Peri River (a tributary of the Euphrates), located 10 km south of Yayladere in Bingöl Province, Turkey. Its primary purpose is hydroelectric power generation and is the third dam in the Peri River cascade. Constructed between 1992 and 2000, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.