Sazlıdere Dam
| Sazlıdere Dam | |
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| Official name | Sazlıdere Barajı |
| Location | Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 41°08′11″N 28°44′17″E / 41.13647°N 28.73816°ECoordinates: 41°08′11″N 28°44′17″E / 41.13647°N 28.73816°E |
| Construction began | 1992 |
| Opening date | 1996 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Arch dam |
| Impounds | Sazlıdere |
| Height | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 91.3 hm³ |
| Surface area | 10 km² |
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Sazlıdere Dam is a reservoir dam in the Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul Province, Turkey to provide drinking water to the European side suburbs of the city. The Turkish State Hydraulic Works backed the development of the dam, which was constructed between 1992 and 1996. The reservoir supplies annually 50 hm³ drinking water.
See also
References
- DSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved 2009-12-15
