Adatepe Dam
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 6 '29 " N , 36 ° 44' 23" E | ||||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||||
| Lock type: | Rock embankment dam with a clay core | ||||||||||
| Construction time: | 1995-2013 | ||||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 89 m | ||||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 95 m | ||||||||||
| Building volume: | 5.4 million m³ | ||||||||||
| Crown length: | 651 m | ||||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||||
| Water surface | 18.6 km² | ||||||||||
| Storage space | 500 million m³ | ||||||||||
The Adatepe Dam ( Adatepe Barajı in Turkish ) is a dam on the Göksun Çayı River, 20 km east of the city of Göksun in the Kahramanmaraş Province in southern Turkey .
The Adatepe Dam was built in 1995-2013 for the purpose of irrigation . The barrier structure, a rock embankment dam with a clay core , has a height of 89 m above the valley floor and 95 m above the foundation floor. The dam volume is 5.4 million m³ (according to other sources 4.6 million m³). The reservoir covers an area of 18.6 km² with normal damming. The storage space is 500 million m³. The dam is designed for the irrigation of an area of 35,840 ha.