Devegeçidi dam
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 3 '26 " N , 39 ° 59' 13" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Rockfall dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1965-1972 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 33 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 3 240 000 m³ | ||||||||
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| Water surface | 32 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 202 million m³ | ||||||||
The Devegeçidi Dam ( Turkish Devegeçidi Barajı ) is located on Devegeçidi Çayı 25 km northwest of the provincial capital Diyarbakır in the Turkish province of the same name .
The dam was built in the years 1953–1962 for irrigation . The stone rubble dam has a height of 33 m above the valley floor and has a volume of 3.24 million m³. The associated reservoir covers an area of 28 hectares in normal damming conditions and has a storage space of 202 million m³. The dam is used to irrigate an area of 10,600 ha.