Evretou dam | |
Name Official: | Evretou dam Φράγμα Ευρέτου |
Dam Crosses: | Stavros tis Psokas river |
Location Map: | Cyprus |
Builder: | Shephard Hill - Zachariades Joint Venture |
Status: | O |
Dam Type: | H |
Purpose: | I |
Country: | Cyprus |
Location: | Evretou |
Owner: | Republic of Cyprus |
Operator: | Water Development Department of Cyprus |
Designed By: | Sir William Halcrow and Partners |
Dam Length: | 260 m |
Dam Height: | 70 m |
Dam Volume: | 1400000 m3 |
Spillway Length: | 182 m |
Spillway Volumetric Flow Rate: | 360 m3/s |
Opening: | 1986 |
Res Capacity Total: | 24000000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 91 km2 |
Res Surface: | 1250000 m2 |
Cost: | CYP £18,000,000 |
Evretou Dam (Φράγμα Ευρέτου) is the third largest dam in Cyprus and also the largest rock-fill dam on the island.[1] It lies at an altitude of 165 m and is located about 15 km south of Polis Chrysochou, next to the abandoned village of Evretou. It is part of the Chrysochou Irrigation Project, the construction of which cost a total of CYP £21,000,000.[2]