Dilimli Dam

Dilimli Dam
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

• List of dams in Turkey

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.