Demirköprü Dam
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 37 '2 " N , 28 ° 18' 43" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Rockfall dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1954-1960 | ||||||||
| Height above the river bed : | 74 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 4th 300 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Power plant output: | 69 MW | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 45.7 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 25 km | ||||||||
| Storage space | 1022.3 million m³ | ||||||||
The Demirköprü Dam ( Turkish Demirköprü Barajı ) is located on the Gediz River about 120 km east of the city of İzmir in the western Turkish province of Manisa .
The dam was built in the years 1954–1960 for energy generation , irrigation and drainage regulation . The rock embankment dam is 74 m high and has a volume of 4.3 million m³. The associated reservoir has a water surface of 45.7 km² and a storage volume of 1022.3 million m³. The dam is used to irrigate an area of 99,220 hectares. The Demirköprü dam has three units of 23 megawatts each . The standard work capacity is 193 GWh per year.