Çocuktepe Dam
| Çocuktepe Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Çocuktepe Dam in Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Location | Çukurca, Hakkâri Province |
| Coordinates | 37°17′24.33″N 43°34′46.25″E / 37.2900917°N 43.5795139°E |
| Purpose | Water supply, military |
| Status | Under construction |
| Construction began | 2008 |
| Owner(s) | State Hydraulic Works |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Güzeldere River |
| Height | 45.5 m (149 ft) |
| Length | 127.44 m (418 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 963 m (3,159 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Spillway type | Overflow |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 3,100,000 m3 (2,513 acre⋅ft) |
| Normal elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft)[1] |
The Çocuktepe Dam is a gravity dam under construction on the Güzeldere River (a tributary of the Great Zab) in Çukurca district of Hakkâri Province, southeast Turkey. Under contract from Turkey's State Hydraulic Works, İnelsan İnşaat began construction on the dam in 2008 and a completion date has not been announced.[2][3] Construction on the Gölgeliyamaç Dam immediately upstream began in 2008 as well but was cancelled due to poor geology.[4]
The reported purpose of the dam is water storage and it can also support a hydroelectric power station in the future.[2] Another purpose of the dam which has been widely reported in the Turkish press is to reduce the freedom of movement of militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Blocking and flooding valleys in close proximity to the Iraq–Turkey border is expected to help curb cross-border PKK smuggling and deny caves in which ammunition can be stored. A total of 11 dams along the border; seven in Şırnak Province and four in Hakkâri Province were implemented for this purpose. In Hakkâri are the Gölgeliyamaç (since cancelled) and Çocuktepe Dams on the Güzeldere River and the Aslandağ and Beyyurdu Dams on the Bembo River. In Şırnak there is the Silopi Dam on the Hezil River and the Şırnak, Uludere, Balli, Kavşaktepe, Musatepe and Çetintepe Dams on the Ortasu River.[4][5][6][7]
Construction was still ongoing as of March 2019.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cocuktepe Dam construction tender". DGMarkets. 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ a b "DSI 10 REGIONAL OFFICE - Van" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works - Hakkari-Çocuktepe and Gölgeliyamaç Dams Construction - Concrete Construction of Dam Body". Inelsan. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Water retention dams began operation against PKK" (in Turkish). CNNTurk. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Terror Down" (in Turkish). Posta. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Planned to be completed in the second dam on the border against the PKK" (in Turkish). Hurriyet. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Dams Prevent Smuggling at the Border" (in Turkish). Aktif Haber. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'dan Hakkari'de önemli açıklamalar". Milliyet (in Turkish). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
