Gölbaşı dam
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 13 '10 " N , 29 ° 19' 10" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | homogeneous earthfill dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1933-1938 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 12 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 320 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 2.75 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 14.3 million m³ | ||||||||
The Gölbaşı Dam ( Turkish Gölbaşı Barajı ) is a dam on the Aksu Deresi, a tributary of the Nilüfer Çayı , 22 km east of the provincial capital Bursa in the province of the same name in northwestern Turkey .
It was built between 1933–1938 for the purpose of irrigation . The barrier structure is a 12 m high homogeneous earthfill dam . The dam volume is 320,000 m³. The reservoir covers an area of 2.75 km² with normal damming. The storage space is 14.3 million m³. The dam is used to irrigate an area of 1816 ha.