Asprokremmos Dam

Infobox_Dam
dam_name= Asprokremmos dam


caption= Dam's spillway
official_name= Asprokremmos dam
crosses= Xeros river
reservoir=
locale= Paphos District, Cyprus
maint= Cyprus Water Board
length= 700 m
height= 53 m
width= 220m
began= May 1978
open= December 1982
closed=
reservoir_capacity= 52,375,000 m3
reservoir_catchment= 227 km²
reservoir_surface= 2590 km²
bridge_carries=
bridge_width= 16m
bridge_clearance=
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lat= 34.72
long= 32.55
extra=Current storage level [http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/WDD.nsf/reservoir_en/reservoir_en?OpenDocument]

Asprokremmos dam is the second largest dam in Cyprus. It is built at an altitude of about 100m above sea level and is located 16 km, (10 miles) east of the city of Pafos.

Due to poor rainfall it is a rare event that the dam overflows. The last time this happened was in 2004. [cite news | first=Alex | last=Mita | coauthors= | title=Island’s second largest dam overflows | date= 2004-01-30 | publisher= | url =http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main_old.php?id=12763&archive=1 | work =Cyprus Mail | pages = | accessdate = 2007-01-30 | language = ]

It is considered an important wetland for endemic and migratory birds [BirdLife IBA Factsheet [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=34&m=0] ]

ee also

* List of reservoirs and dams in Cyprus

References