Büyükçekmece Dam

Dam in Istanbul, Turkey

41°01′33″N 28°34′08″E / 41.0257°N 28.5688°E / 41.0257; 28.5688Construction began1983Opening date1988; 36 years ago (1988)Owner(s)Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSİ)Dam and spillwaysImpoundsLake BüyükçekmeceHeight13 m (43 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity162 hm³ (5.7×10⁹ cu ft)Catchment area620 km² (240 sq mi)Surface area43 km² (17 sq mi)

Büyükçekmece Dam on the Lake Büyükçekmece seen from the Büyükçekmece Bridge towards north.

Büyükçekmece Dam (Turkish: Büyükçekmece Barajı) is a dam on the Lake Büyükçekmece in Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), and was opened in 1988.

Büyükçekmece Dam was built to supply residential water to Istanbul. The construction started in 1983, and the dam was completed in 1988.^[1] Water supply from the dam's reservoir went into service in 1989.^[2] It is located in Büyükçekmece district on the European part of Istanbul on the Lake Büyükçekmece,^[1] which is formed by disconnecting the stream Sarısu's outflow to the Marmara Sea.^[2] It is an earth-fill embarkment dam of 13 m (43 ft) height.^[1] The dam's catchment area is 620 km² (240 sq mi).^[2] The reservoir has a capacity of 162 hm³ (5.7×10⁹ cu ft) covering a surface of 43 km² (17 sq mi) at normal pool.^[1] The reservoir water is sanitated before it is supplied to the households. Annual water supply capacity of the dam is 100,000,000 m³ (3.5×10⁹ cu ft).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Büyükçekmece Barajı Hakkında Bilgiler" (in Turkish). Büyükçekmece Regberi. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Su Kaynakşarı" (in Turkish). İSKİ İstanbul Su ve Kanalizasyon Dairesi. Retrieved 9 May 2019.|title=