Kozan Dam | |
Location Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 37.5186°N 35.8308°W |
Dam Crosses: | Kilgen River |
Dam Height: | 780NaN0 |
Dam Volume: | 16800000NaN0 |
Construction Began: | 1967 |
Opening: | 1972 |
Res Capacity Total: | 1700000000NaN0 |
Res Surface: | 60NaN0 |
The Kozan Dam is an embankment dam on the Kilgen River in Adana Province, Turkey. It is 80NaN0 north of Kozan. Constructed between 1967 and 1972, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The purpose of the dam is flood control and irrigation. It helps irrigate 102200NaN0 of land.[1]