Mehmetli dam
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 30 '26 " N , 36 ° 1' 19" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Earthfill dam | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1965-1971 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 57.4 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 4.4 million m³ | ||||||||
| Crown length: | 585 m | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 2.8 km² | ||||||||
| Storage space | 53 million m³ | ||||||||
The Mehmetli Dam ( Turkish Mehmetli Barajı ; formerly Kesiksuyu Dam ) is a dam on the southern flank of the Taurus Mountains on the Kesiksuyu River in Osmaniye Province in southern Turkey .
The Mehmetli dam was built in the years 1965–1971 for the purpose of irrigation and flood protection . The barrier structure is a 57.4 m (above the valley floor) high earth embankment dam . The dam volume is 4.4 million m³. The reservoir covers an area of 2.8 km². The storage space is 53 million m³. The dam is designed for the irrigation of an area of 11,876 ha.