Çamlıdere Dam
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 23 '17 " N , 32 ° 22' 57" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Rockfall dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1976-1987 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 101.7 m | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 106 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 2 500 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 32.2 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1220 million m³ | ||||||||
The Çamlıdere Dam ( Turkish Çamlıdere Barajı ) is located in the municipality of Çamlıdere , about 100 km northwest of the Turkish capital Ankara in the province of the same name .
The Çamlıdere dam was built in the years 1976–1987 to supply drinking water to the Ankara metropolitan area on Bayındır Çayı . The Bayındır Çayı joins 11 km southeast of the dam with the Bulak Çayı to the Kirmir Çayı , a tributary of the Sarıyar reservoir through which the Sakarya flows .
The barrier structure is a 101.7 m high stone embankment dam . The dam volume is 2.5 million m³. The reservoir covers an area of 32.2 km². The storage volume is 1220 million m³. The Çamlıdere Dam provides 70% of Ankara's drinking water. It supplies 142 million m³ of drinking water per year.