Dim Dam

Dim Dam
Location of Dim Dam
Official name	Dim Baraji
Country	Turkey
Location	Alanya
Coordinates	36°33′03″N 32°8′22″E / 36.55083°N 32.13944°E / 36.55083; 32.13944Coordinates: 36°33′03″N 32°8′22″E / 36.55083°N 32.13944°E / 36.55083; 32.13944
Status	Operational
Construction began	1996
Opening date	2007
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Height (thalweg)	123.5 m (405 ft)
Height (foundation)	134.5 m (441 ft)
Length	365 m (1,198 ft)
Crest width	8 m (26 ft)
Volume	4,950,000 m3 (6,474,356 cu yd)
Impounds	Dim River
Type of spillway	Chute
Reservoir
Capacity	253,000,000 m3 (205,110 acre·ft)[1]
Surface area	4.5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Power station
Installed capacity	38 MW
Annual generation	123 GWh

Dim Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Dim River located 12 km (7 mi) east of Alanya in Antalya Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1996 and 2007, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The primary purpose of the dam is water supply and it provides water for the irrigation of 5,312 ha (13,126 acres). Additionally, the dam supplies a 38 MW hydroelectric power plant with water.^[2]

See also

• List of dams in Turkey

References

1. ^ "CFRD practice in Turkey". International Water Power and Dam Construction. 17 April 2007. http://www.waterpowermagazine.com/story.asp?sc=2043666. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Dim Dam". State Hydraulic Works. http://www2.dsi.gov.tr/baraj/detayeng.cfm?BarajID=233. Retrieved 19 November 2011.