Dilimli Dam

Dam in Yüksekova

37°37′12″N 44°21′46″E / 37.62000°N 44.36278°E / 37.62000; 44.36278StatusOperationalConstruction began1995Opening date2014Construction costUS$ 41.7 millionOwner(s)Turkish State Hydraulic WorksDam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, rock-fill clay-coreImpoundsBüyük RiverHeight93 m (305 ft)Height (thalweg)70 m (230 ft)Length347 m (1,138 ft)Dam volume2,241,000 m³ (2,931,117 cu yd)ReservoirTotal capacity62,880,000 m³ (50,978 acre⋅ft)Surface area2.42 km² (1 sq mi)^[1]

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. Development is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.^[2] It was completed in late November 2014.^[3] The mayor of Dilimli opposes the dam because of its effects on nature.^[4] 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).^[5]

References

^ "Regional Office - Van" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 23 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
^ "Dilimli Dam". State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ "Dilimli dam, when does it end?". Yuksekova Haber. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
^ "What the purpose of construction of the dam?" (in Turkish). Yuksekova. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
^ "Dilimli Dam Project" (in Turkish). CEYLAN. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2011.