Ürkmez Dam
Dam in İzmir Province, Turkey
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Ürkmez Dam (Turkish: Ürkmez Barajı) is a dam in İzmir Province, Turkey, built between 1985 and 1990. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.[1]
| Ürkmez Dam | |
|---|---|
  Ürkmez Dam Location within Turkey | |
| Location | İzmir Province, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 38°05′37″N 26°57′20″E |
| Purpose | Irrigation, fresh water |
| Construction began | 12 September 1985 |
| Opening date | 12 February 1990 |
| Owner | State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Ürkmez Creek |
| Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Dam volume | 991,000 m3 (35,000,000 cu ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Ürkmez Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 7 hm3 (250,000,000 cu ft) |
| Surface area | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Ürkmez Dam is located in Seferihisar district of İzmir Province, western Turkey. Its construction began on 12 September 1985 and completed on 12 February 1990.[2]
It was reported by İzSu, the Water and Sewage Authority of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, that in 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
The drinking water treatment plant was projected in 1992, and went in operation on 2 July 2004. It is operated by İzSu, the water and Sewage Authority of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.[4]
As long as the height of the reservoir water is more than 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]
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