Akköprü Dam

Akköprü Dam

The dam's reservoir
Official name Akköprü Baraji
Country Turkey
Status Operational
Construction began 1995
Opening date 2009
Owner(s) DSI
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment
Impounds Dalaman River
Height 112 m (367 ft)
Dam volume 13,250,000 m3 (17,330,346 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 384,000,000 m3 (311,314 acre·ft)
Surface area 9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Power station
Turbines 2 x 57.5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 115 MW
Annual generation 343 GWh

Akköprü Dam is an embankment dam on the Dalaman River in Muğla Province, Turkey, built between 1995 and 2009. It supports a 115 MW power station and provides water for the irrigation of 14,192 hectares (35,070 acres).

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Coordinates: 36°53′53″N 28°54′08″E / 36.8981°N 28.9022°E / 36.8981; 28.9022


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