Demirköprü Dam

Dam in Turkey
Demirköprü Dam
LocationTurkey
Construction began1954
Opening date1960
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsGediz River
Height74 m (243 ft)
Dam volume4,300,000 m3 (5,624,188 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,320,000,000 m3 (1,070,141 acre⋅ft)
Surface area48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Power Station
Installed capacity69 MW
Annual generation193 MW

Demirköprü Dam is an embankment dam on the Gediz River in Manisa Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1954 and 1960, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dams supports a 69 MW power station and provides water for the irrigation of 99,220 hectares (245,200 acres).

See also

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External links

  • DSI Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved December 16, 2009
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