Çayboğazı Dam
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 31 '43 " N , 29 ° 41' 1" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Earthfill dam with a clay core | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1996-2000 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 79 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 2 020 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 2.25 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 56 million m³ | ||||||||
The Çayboğazı Dam ( Turkish Çayboğazı Barajı ) is located in the hinterland of the Mediterranean coast in the southern Turkish province of Antalya .
The Çayboğazı dam was built in the years 1996-2000 at Çayboğazı Çayı 30 km southwest of the district town of Elmalı . It is used to irrigate an area of 13,848 ha. The barrier structure is a 79 m (above the valley floor) high earth embankment with a clay core . The dam volume is 10,667,000 m³. The reservoir covers an area of 2.25 km² and has a storage volume of 56 million m³.