Ayvalı Dam
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 34 '37 " N , 37 ° 8' 10" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Earthfill dam with a clay core | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1993-2005 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 75.5 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 6.6 million m³ | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 2.73 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 80 million m³ | ||||||||
The Ayvalı Dam ( Turkish Ayvalı Barajı ) is a dam on the Erkenez Çayı River , a right tributary of the Aksu Çayı 20 km east of the provincial capital Kahramanmaraş in the province of the same name in southern Turkey .
The Ayvalı Dam was built in 1993-2005 for the purpose of irrigation , drinking water supply and flood protection . The barrier structure, an earth embankment dam with a clay core , has a height of 75.5 m above the valley floor. The dam volume is 6.6 million m³. The reservoir covers an area of 2.73 km² with normal damming. The storage space is 80 million m³. The dam is designed for the irrigation of an area of 1680 ha.