Göksu Dam Explained

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.

See also

References

Notes
  • Sources
  • Notes and References

    1. Web site: Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment. State Hydraulic Works. 21 May 2013. TABLE 2–5 (PDF pgs. 116–117). 2005. 26 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926095504/http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/ilisu/ilisu_ced_eng.pdf. dead.