4 Eylül Dam (Turkish: Dört Eylül Baraji, lit.'Four September Dam') is a dam in Sivas Province, Turkey, built between 1996 and 2002.[1] The dam is the source of drinking water for Sivas, 10 km to the southest.[2][3][4] It was built to fulfill the drinking needs of that province. The dam provides 33 hm3 of drinking water annually. It is located on the Mısmıl river and has a drainage area of 236.8 km2, which is fed by other streams.[4]

4 Eylül Dam
4 Eylül Dam
LocationTurkey
Coordinates39°50′02″N 37°03′42″E / 39.833916°N 37.061605°E / 39.833916; 37.061605
PurposeDrinking water
Dam and spillways
Height (thalweg)65 metres (213 ft)

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  1. ^ "Dört Eylül Baraji" [Four Eylül Dam]. Devlet Su İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works] (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. ^ Karacan, E.; Yilmaz, I. (1996-04-01). "Geotechnical characteristics of clays in diversion tunnel of 4 Eylül dam (Sivas, Turkey)". Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology - Bulletin de l'Association Internationale de Géologie de l'Ingénieur. 53 (1): 49–53. Bibcode:1996BIAEG..53...49K. doi:10.1007/BF02594940. ISSN 1435-9537. S2CID 126838306.
  3. ^ "Si̇vas 4 Eylül Baraji Ve Kollarindaki̇ Su Kali̇tesi̇ni̇nİncelenmesi̇" [Water Quality Monitoring of Si̇vas 4 Eylül Dam andSidestreams]. Mühendi̇sli̇k Bi̇li̇mleri̇ Dergi̇si̇ (in Turkish). 13 (2). Cumhuriyet University: 37–46. May 2012.
  4. ^ a b Taş Divrik, Menekşe (2022). "Evaluation of the Occupancy Rates of Some Dam Lakes in Sivas Province" (PDF). International Journal of Rural Development, Environment and Health Research. 6 (1): 8–12. doi:10.22161/ijreh.6.1.2. ISSN 2456-8678.
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