Alaca Dam Explained

Alaca Dam
Name Official:	Alaca Barajı
Purpose:	Irrigation
Construction Began:	1979
Opening:	1984
Coordinates:	40° 6' 28.08" N 34° 50' 18.24" E
Country:	Turkey
Location:	Çorum

Alaca Dam, or Alaca Barajı in Turkish, is a 57 meter (187 feet) high rockfill dam in Çorum Province, Turkey.^[1] It was built between 1979 and 1984. The dam is primarily used for irrigation purposes.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References

1. Web site: Alaca Barajı, Çorum, Turkey . 2024-02-01 . mindat.org.
2. Web site: Alaca Dam (Çorum, 1984) . 2024-02-01 . Structurae . en.
3. Web site: ALACA BARAJI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120515144456/http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detay.cfm?BarajID=85 . 2012-05-15 . 2024-02-01 . Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü . tr.

External links

• General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works website (in Turkish)

40.1078°N 34.8384°W