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Ürkmez Dam

Coordinates: 38°05′37″N 26°57′20″E / 38.09361°N 26.95556°E / 38.09361; 26.95556
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Ürkmez Dam
Ürkmez Dam is located in Turkey
Ürkmez Dam
Location of Ürkmez Dam in Turkey
Locationİzmir Province, Turkey
Coordinates38°05′37″N 26°57′20″E / 38.09361°N 26.95556°E / 38.09361; 26.95556
PurposeIrrigation, fresh water
Construction began12 September 1985
Opening date12 February 1990; 34 years ago (1990-02-12)
Owner(s)State Hydraulic Works (DSİ)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsÜrkmez Creek
Height45 m (148 ft)
Dam volume991,000 m3 (35,000,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
CreatesÜrkmez Reservoir
Total capacity7 hm3 (250,000,000 cu ft)
Surface area0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)

Ürkmez Dam (Turkish: Ürkmez Barajı )is a dam in Izmir Province, Turkey, built between 1985 and 1990. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.[1]

Ürkmez Dam is located in Seferihisar district of İzmir Province, western Turkey. Its constraction began on 12 September 1985i and completed on 12 February 1990ç[2]

It was reported by İzSu, the Water and Sewage Authority of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, that mid January 2024, the water occupancy rate of the dam reservoir amounted to 28.58% compared to the same time in the previous year with 39.12%.[3]

Drinking Water Treatment Plant

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The drinking water treatment plant was projected in 1992, and went in operation on 2 July 2004. It is operated by IzSu, the water and Sewage Authority of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.[4]

As long as the height of the reservoir water is more trhan 26 m (85 ft), water runs to the water purification plant without the need for pumping. When the water height drops under the 26 m (85 ft)-level, four pumps of 11 kW (15 hp) each are activated to transfer water in a pipeline of 400 mm (16 in) diameter to the water treatment plant, which is about 900 m (3,000 ft) away. The plant can supply 109 L/s (3.8 cu ft/s).[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ürkmez Dam (Izmir, 1989)". Structurae. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  2. ^ "İşletmedeki Baraj ve Göletler" (in Turkish). Devlet Su İşleri - Ege Bölge Müdürlüğü İzmir. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ Kaya, M. Atilla (15 January 2024). "İzmir'in baraj raporu... Tahtalı ve Ürkmez alarm veriyor". Ege'de Son Söz (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Ürkmez İçme Suyu Arıtma Tesisi" (in Turkish). İzSu. Retrieved 13 August 2024.