Evretou Dam Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Use of soft rockfill at Evretou Dam, Cyprus. Geotechnique. 20 May 1988 . A. J.. Brown. 38. 3. 333–354. 2007-01-30. 10.1680/geot.1988.38.3.333.
  2. Web site: Water Development Department, Chrysochou Irrigation Project . 2007-01-24 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181306/http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.nsf/All/45660B7ADAE08E5AC2256DEF0034AC19?OpenDocument . dead .