Evretou Dam

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dam_name= Evretou dam, "(Φράγμα Ευρέτου)"


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official_name= Evretou dam "(Φράγμα Ευρέτου)"
crosses= Stavros tis Psokas river
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locale= Paphos District, Cyprus
maint= Cyprus Water Board
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height= 70 m
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Evretou dam, "(Φράγμα Ευρέτου)" is the third largest dam in Cyprus and also the largest rock-fill dam on the island. [ cite journal|title=Use of soft rockfill at Evretou Dam, Cyprus|journal=Geotechnique|date=1988, |first=A. J.|last=Brown|coauthors=|volume=38|issue=3|pages=333–354|id=|url=http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=7819177|format=|accessdate=2007-01-30] It lies at an altitude of 165m and is located about 15 km south of Polis Chrysochou, next to the abandoned village of Evretou. It is part of the Chrysochou Irrigation Project, the construction of which cost a total of CYP £21,000,000. [Water Development Department, Chrysochou Irrigation Project [http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/moa/wdd/Wdd.nsf/All/45660B7ADAE08E5AC2256DEF0034AC19?OpenDocument] ]

See also

* List of reservoirs and dams in Cyprus

References