| Alaköprü Dam | |
| Location Map: | Turkey |
| Location Map Size: | 300 |
| Dam Crosses: | Anamur (Dragon) Creek |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Dam Length: | 385.40NaN0 |
| Dam Height: | 930NaN0 |
| Dam Volume: | 20080000NaN0[1] |
| Construction Began: | November 2, 2010 |
| Opening: | March 7, 2014 |
| Status: | O |
| Purpose: | Water supply, power |
| Spillway Type: | Controlled chute, two radial gates |
| Spillway Capacity: | 893.50NaN0 |
| Res Capacity Total: | 1305000000NaN0 |
| Res Capacity Active: | 865000000NaN0 |
| Res Capacity Inactive: | 440000000NaN0 |
| Res Catchment: | 210.9km2 |
| Plant Type: | Conventional |
| Plant Commission: | 2015 est. |
| Plant Capacity: | 26 MW |
| Plant Annual Gen: | 111.27 GWh |
| Coordinates: | 36.1814°N 32.8957°W |
Alaköprü Dam (Turkish: Alaköprü Barajı) is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Anamur (Dragon) Creek in Anamur district of Mersin Province, southern Turkey. The development is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSİ). The dam was primarily built as part of the Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project, to supply water for drinking and irrigation to Northern Cyprus.[2] [3] [4]
Preliminary construction on the dam began on November 2, 2010 and the official groundbreaking took place on March 7, 2011. After the completion of the 560m (1,840feet) long diversion tunnel, construction of the dam started on August 9, 2012 with placement of the foundation.[4] [5] The dam was completed on schedule, on March 7, 2014 but its reservoir did not begin to collect water until February 2015.[6] [7] The dam's 26 MW hydroelectric power station is expected to be commissioned in 2015.[8]
Up to 75000000m2 water from the dam's reservoir, which makes more than half of its capacity, will be transferred to Geçitköy Dam in Northern Cyprus via an 80km (50miles) pipeline crossing the Mediterranean Sea under 250m (820feet) depth.[4] [5]
Part of the populated places in the area such as the villages of Sarıağaç, Akine, Çaltıbükü and Ormancık will be submerged in the reservoir of Alaköprü Dam.