Seferihisar dam
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 12 '58 " N , 26 ° 52' 38" E | ||||||||
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| Lock type: | Earth-stone embankment | ||||||||
| Construction time: | 1987-1994 | ||||||||
| Height above valley floor: | 54 m | ||||||||
| Height above foundation level : | 59 m | ||||||||
| Building volume: | 1 500 000 m³ | ||||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||||
| Water surface | 80 ha | ||||||||
| Storage space | 29.1 million m³ | ||||||||
The Seferihisar Dam ( Turkish Seferihisar Barajı ) is a dam on the Yassı Çayı, a tributary of the Aegean Sea , in the province of İzmir in northwestern Turkey .
The Seferihisar dam is located 6 km east of the city of Seferihisar in the hinterland of the coast. It was built in 1987-1994 to irrigate an area of 1200 ha. The barrier structure is a 54 m high earth-stone rubble dam. The dam volume is 1.5 million m³. The reservoir covers an area of 80 ha with normal back-up. The storage space is 29.1 million m³.