Akyar Dam
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 35 '7 " N , 32 ° 34' 46" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Gravel embankment with a clay core | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1993-1999 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 71 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 2 925 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 1.9 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 56 million m³ | ||||||||
The Akyar Dam ( Turkish Akyar Barajı ) is located 10 km north-northwest of the city of Kızılcahamam , 70 km northwest of the Turkish capital Ankara in the province of the same name .
The Akyar dam was built in 1993–1999 to supply drinking water to the Ankara metropolitan area on Bulak Çayı , the left source river of the Kirmir Çayı .
The barrier structure is a gravel embankment dam with a clay core . The dam height above the valley floor is 71 m (other sources give a height of 85 m). The dam volume is 2.925 million m³. The reservoir covers an area of 1.9 km² with normal damming. The storage volume is 56 million m³.