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Devegeçidi Dam

Coordinates: 38°03′25″N 39°59′10″E / 38.05694°N 39.98611°E / 38.05694; 39.98611
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Devegeçidi Dam
Devegeçidi Dam is located in Turkey
Devegeçidi Dam
Location of Devegeçidi Dam in Turkey
Official nameDevegeçidi Baraji
LocationDiyarbakır, Turkey
Coordinates38°03′25″N 39°59′10″E / 38.05694°N 39.98611°E / 38.05694; 39.98611
PurposeIrrigation
StatusOperational
Construction began1965
Opening date1972
Owner(s)State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsFurtaksa River
Height33 m (108 ft)
Length6,690 m (21,949 ft)
Elevation at crest759 m (2,490 ft)
Width (crest)8 m (26 ft)
Width (base)135 m (443 ft)
Dam volume3,200,000 m3 (2,594 acre⋅ft)
Spillway typeService overflow, controlled-chute
Spillway capacity2,600 m3/s (91,818 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesDevegeçidi Reservoir
Total capacity219,000,000 m3 (178,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity212,000,000 m3 (172,000 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity7,000,000 m3 (5,700 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area1,578 km2 (609 sq mi)
Surface area30 km2 (12 sq mi)[1]
Maximum length13 km (8.1 mi)
Normal elevation757 m (2,484 ft)

Devegeçidi Dam is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey, Diyarbakır. It is near Diyarbakır on a branch of the Tigris river.[2] It was constructed for irrigation purposes between 1965 and 1972.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). State Hydraulic Works. 2005. pp. TABLE 2–5 (PDF pgs. 116–117). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. ^ SpringerLink - Sinodiaptomus sarsi (Rylov, 1923) (Copepoda, Calanoida) in Turkey

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