Kemer Dam Explained

Kemer Dam
Name Official:Kemer Barajı
Res Name:Kemer Reservoir
Location:Bozdoğan, Aydın, Turkey
Dam Height:108m (354feet)
Construction Began:1954
Opening:[1]
Res Capacity Total:419ha
Plant Capacity:48 MW
Plant Annual Gen:150 GWh
Coordinates:37.5718°N 28.5246°W

Kemer Dam is a dam in Bozdoğan, Aydın, Turkey, built between 1954 and 1958. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. In 2016 the dam got privatized and in 2017 Aydın Metropolitan Municipality decided to open the doors of the Arapapıştı Canyon to tourists. The canyon is connected to the dam.[2]

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  1. Web site: Arapapıştı Canyon (English brochure). 4 November 2019. Aydın Metropolitan Municipality. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104224012/http://aydin.bel.tr/mobil/detail/6910. 4 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Kemer Barajı ve HES (Kemer Dam and Hydropower Plant). enerjiatlasi.com. 4 November 2019. tr.