Göksu Dam | |
Name Official: | Göksu Baraji |
Dam Crosses: | Göksu Stream |
Location: | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
Dam Type: | Embankment, rock-fill |
Dam Length: | 6740NaN0 |
Dam Height: | 520NaN0 |
Dam Elevation Crest: | 7020NaN0 |
Dam Width Crest: | 100NaN0 |
Dam Width Base: | 2260NaN0 |
Dam Volume: | 19000000NaN0 |
Spillway Type: | Service overflow, uncontrolled |
Spillway Capacity: | 21500NaN0 |
Purpose: | Irrigation |
Status: | O |
Construction Began: | 1987 |
Opening: | 1991 |
Owner: | State Hydraulic Works |
Res Name: | Göksu Reservoir |
Res Capacity Total: | 56000000m2 |
Res Capacity Active: | 44000000m2 |
Res Capacity Inactive: | 12000000m2 |
Res Elevation: | 700m (2,300feet) |
Res Surface: | 4.2km2[1] |
Res Catchment: | 6720NaN0 |
Location Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 37.6838°N 40.4449°W |
Göksu Dam is a dam on Göksu Stream south of Diyarbakır city in Turkey. Constructed between 1987 and 1991, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The primary purpose of the dam is irrigation and it supplies water to 3582ha.