Marmaris Dam

Dam in Marmaris

36°56′55″N 28°17′22″E / 36.94861°N 28.28944°E / 36.94861; 28.28944StatusOperationalConstruction began1998Opening date2005Owner(s)Turkish State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fillImpoundsKocaalan CreekHeight (foundation)74 m (243 ft)Height (thalweg)46 m (151 ft)Length303 m (994 ft)Elevation at crest60 m (197 ft)Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)Dam volume1,300,000 m³ (1,700,336 cu yd)Spillway typeChuteReservoirTotal capacity30,000,000 m³ (24,321 acre⋅ft)Catchment area62.83 km² (24 sq mi)Surface area1.77 km² (1 sq mi)Normal elevation50.5 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]

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.