Karadere Dam
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 34 '36 " N , 34 ° 4' 48" E | ||||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||||
| Lock type: | Earthfill dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1993-2007 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 70 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 3 265 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 1.01 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 2.9 km | ||||||||
| Storage space | 26 million m³ | ||||||||
The Karadere Dam ( Karadere Barajı in Turkish ) is located 13 km northwest of the city of Taşköprü in the east of the Turkish province of Kastamonu .
The Karadere Dam was built between 1993 and 2007 on the Karadere Deresi , a left tributary of the Gökırmak . The dam is used to irrigate an area of 6100 ha. The barrier structure is a 70 m high earthfill dam . The dam volume is 3,265,000 m³. The 2.9 km long reservoir covers an area of 1.01 km² with normal damming. The storage volume is 26 million m³.