Yapraklı Dam

Yapraklı Dam is a dam in Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.

Yapraklı Dam
LocationTurkey
Coordinates37.0292°N 29.4539°E / 37.0292; 29.4539

Yaprakli Dam is a soil dam built on the Horzum Creek, between 1985-1991 and was constructed for irrigation purposes. The volume of the dam, is 1.631.000 m³ and the dam wall is 70 meters from the river bed. The lake volume at normal water level is 112.95 hm³, the lake area at normal water level is 6.50 km². The dam provides irrigation services to an area of 19,576 hectares.[1]

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References

  • DSI directory, State Hydraulic Works (Turkey), Retrieved December 16, 2009


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