Dam in Diyarbakır, Turkey
38°03′25″N 39°59′10″E / 38.05694°N 39.98611°E / 38.05694; 39.98611Purpose | Irrigation |
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Status | Operational |
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Construction began | 1965 |
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Opening date | 1972 |
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Owner(s) | State Hydraulic Works |
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Dam and spillways |
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Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
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Impounds | Furtaksa River |
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Height | 33 m (108 ft) |
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Length | 6,690 m (21,949 ft) |
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Elevation at crest | 759 m (2,490 ft) |
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Width (crest) | 8 m (26 ft) |
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Width (base) | 135 m (443 ft) |
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Dam volume | 3,200,000 m3 (2,594 acre⋅ft) |
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Spillway type | Service overflow, controlled-chute |
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Spillway capacity | 2,600 m3/s (91,818 cu ft/s) |
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Reservoir |
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Creates | Devegeçidi Reservoir |
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Total capacity | 219,000,000 m3 (178,000 acre⋅ft) |
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Active capacity | 212,000,000 m3 (172,000 acre⋅ft) |
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Inactive capacity | 7,000,000 m3 (5,700 acre⋅ft) |
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Catchment area | 1,578 km2 (609 sq mi) |
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Surface area | 30 km2 (12 sq mi)[1] |
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Maximum length | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
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Normal elevation | 757 m (2,484 ft) |
Devegeçidi Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, Diyarbakır. It is near Diyarbakır on a branch of the Tigris river.[2] It was constructed for irrigation purposes between 1965 and 1972.
Notes
- ^ "Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). State Hydraulic Works. 2005. pp. TABLE 2–5 (PDF pgs. 116–117). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ SpringerLink - Sinodiaptomus sarsi (Rylov, 1923) (Copepoda, Calanoida) in Turkey
References
- State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), Turkey. "General information on Devegeçidi Dam, Turkey". Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
External links
- www.gap.gov.tr - Official GAP web site
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