Korkuteli dam
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 4 '55 " N , 30 ° 9' 59" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Rockfall dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1968-1976 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 70 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 2 020 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 2.2 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 47.5 million m³ | ||||||||
The Korkuteli Dam ( Turkish Korkuteli Barajı ) is located 50 km northwest of the provincial capital Antalya in the southern Turkish province of the same name .
The Korkuteli dam was built in the years 1968-1976 one kilometer west of the district town of Korkuteli on Korkuteli Çayı , a left tributary of the Marzuman , as a multi-purpose dam. It is used to irrigate an area of 5986 ha, to protect against flooding and to supply drinking water . The barrier structure is a stone rubble dam 70 m (above the valley floor) . The dam volume is 2,020,000 m³. The reservoir covers an area of 2.2 km² and has a storage volume of 47.5 million m³.
