Dilimli Dam
Dilimli Dam | |
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Official name | Dilimli Baraji |
Country | Turkey |
Location | Yüksekova |
Coordinates | 37°37′12″N 44°21′46″E / 37.62000°N 44.36278°ECoordinates: 37°37′12″N 44°21′46″E / 37.62000°N 44.36278°E |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 1995 |
Construction cost | US$ 41.7 million |
Owner(s) | Turkish State Hydraulic Works |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill clay-core |
Impounds | Büyük River |
Height | 93 m (305 ft) |
Height (thalweg) | 70 m (230 ft) |
Length | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
Dam volume | 2,241,000 m3 (2,931,117 cu yd) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 62,880,000 m3 (50,978 acre·ft) |
Surface area | 2.42 km2 (1 sq mi)[1] |
The Dilimli Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam under construction on the Büyük River, located 9 km (6 mi) northeast of Yüksekova in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Construction on the project began in 1995 after the main contract was awarded in 1994. Development is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.[2] It is not known when construction will end or when it will be complete.[3] The mayor of Dilimli opposes the dam because of its effects on nature.[4] The primary purpose of the dam is water supply and it will divert water into a 505 m (1,657 ft) long tunnel for the irrigation of 9,142 ha (22,590 acres).[5]
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References
- ↑ "Regional Office - Van" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Dilimli Dam". State Hydraulic Works. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ↑ "Dilimli dam, when does it end?". Yuksekova Haber. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "What the purpose of construction of the dam?" (in Turkish). Yuksekova. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Dilimli Dam Project" (in Turkish). CEYLAN. Retrieved 21 November 2011.