Göksu Dam

Göksu Dam
Location of Göksu Dam in Turkey
Official name	Göksu Baraji
Location	Diyarbakır, Turkey
Coordinates	37°41′01.68″N 40°26′41.64″E
Purpose	Irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	1987
Opening date	1991
Owner(s)	State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds	Göksu Stream
Height	52 m (171 ft)
Length	674 m (2,211 ft)
Elevation at crest	702 m (2,303 ft)
Width (crest)	10 m (33 ft)
Width (base)	226 m (741 ft)
Dam volume	1,900,000 m^3 (1,540 acre⋅ft)
Spillway type	Service overflow, uncontrolled
Spillway capacity	2,150 m^3/s (75,927 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Göksu Reservoir
Total capacity	56,000,000 m^3 (45,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	44,000,000 m^3 (36,000 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity	12,000,000 m^3 (9,700 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	672 km^2 (259 sq mi)
Surface area	4.2 km^2 (1.6 sq mi)[1]
Normal elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)

Göksu Dam is a dam on Göksu Stream south of Diyarbakır city in Turkey. Constructed between 1987 and 1991, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The primary purpose of the dam is irrigation and it supplies water to 3,582 ha (8,850 acres).

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Turkey

References

Notes

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.

Sources

• Göksu Dam Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved December 16, 2009