| Marmaris Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Marmaris Dam in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Marmaris |
| Coordinates | 36°56′55″N 28°17′22″E / 36.94861°N 28.28944°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1998 |
| Opening date | 2005 |
| Owner(s) | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Impounds | Kocaalan Creek |
| Height (foundation) | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Height (thalweg) | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Length | 303 m (994 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 60 m (197 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Dam volume | 1,300,000 m3 (1,700,336 cu yd) |
| Spillway type | Chute |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 30,000,000 m3 (24,321 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 62.83 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 1.77 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 50.5 m (166 ft) |
The Marmaris Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Kocaalan Creek located 10 km (6 mi) north of Marmaris in Muğla Province, Turkey.[1] Constructed between 1998 and 2005, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works as a build-operate-transfer project.[2] The primary purpose of the dam is municipal water supply and it provides Marmaris with 22,390,000 m3 (18,152 acre⋅ft) of water annually.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mugla Province" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "CFRD practice in Turkey". International Water Power and Dam Construction. 17 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ↑ "Marmaris Dam Project Characteristics" (in Turkish). TC Maric Belbir. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
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