Dilimli Dam

Dilimli Dam
Dilimli Dam
Dilimli Dam is located in Turkey
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Location of Dilimli Dam
Official name Dilimli Baraji
Country Turkey
Location Yüksekova
Coordinates 37°37′12″N 44°21′46″E / 37.62°N 44.36278°E / 37.62; 44.36278Coordinates: 37°37′12″N 44°21′46″E / 37.62°N 44.36278°E / 37.62; 44.36278
Status Operational
Construction began 1995
Opening date 2012
Construction cost US$ 41.7 million
Owner(s) Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill
Height 93 m (305 ft)
Length 347 m (1,138 ft)
Volume 8,000,000 m3 (10,463,605 cu yd)
Impounds Büyük River
Reservoir
Capacity 59,000,000 m3 (47,832 acre·ft)
Surface area 2 km2 (1 sq mi)

The Dilimli Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Büyük River, located 9 km (6 mi) northeast of Yüksekova in Hakkari Province, Turkey. Construction on the project began in 1995 after the main contract was awarded in 1994. Construction on all works is expected to be complete in 2012. Development is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.[1] The primary purpose of the dam is water supply and it will divert water into a 505 m (1,657 ft) long tunnel for the irrigation of 9,142 ha (22,590 acres).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dilimli Dam". State Hydraulic Works. http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detayeng.cfm?BarajID=222. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Dilimli Dam Project" (in Turkish). CEYLAN. http://www.ceylangroup.com/index.php?Sayfa=ceylan_detay&ProjeId=3. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 

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