Geçitköy Dam Explained

Geçitköy Dam
Name Official:Φράγμα της Πάναγρας
Location Map:Cyprus
Coordinates:35.3293°N 33.0709°W
Country:Cyprus (under control of Northern Cyprus)
Location:Lapithos
Purpose:Municipal and irrigation water
Status:O
Construction Began:2012
Dam Type:Embankment, rock-fill clay core
Dam Crosses:Mandara River
Dam Height:65m (213feet)
Res Capacity Total:35000000m2

The Geçitköy Dam (Greek: Φράγμα της Πάναγρας) is a rock-fill dam on the Mandara River about 8km (05miles) west of the town of Lapithos in Cyprus. The dam is located in the de facto territory of Northern Cyprus. It was originally completed as the Dağdere Dam in 1989 but between 2012 and 2014 it was raised and expanded into its current form. The dam is part of the Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project and receives water not only from the river but via an undersea pipeline connected to the Alaköprü Dam, located near the southern shores of Mersin Province, Turkey. Construction on main works for the dam began on 30 March 2012 and it was completed on 7 March 2014. The new dam increased the reservoir capacity from 1800000m2 to 35000000m2.[1] [2] Water from Turkey first entered the reservoir on 17 October 2015. From there it is transferred via pumps to Girne which lies to the east.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geçitköy. Website Cyprus. 30 October 2015. Turkish.
  2. Web site: Geçitköy Dam. Dolsar. 30 October 2015. Turkish. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015629/http://www.dolsar.com.tr/TR/belge/1-475/gecitkoy-baraji.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Turkish water begins to flow to northern Cyprus as vast pipeline project goes onstream. EuroNews. 30 October 2015. 17 October 2015.