The Marmaris Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Kocaalan Creek located 10 km (6 mi) north of Marmaris in Muğla Province, Turkey.[1] Constructed between 1998 and 2005, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works as a build-operate-transfer project.[2] The primary purpose of the dam is municipal water supply and it provides Marmaris with 22,390,000 m3 (18,152 acre⋅ft) of water annually.[3]

Marmaris Dam
Marmaris Dam is located in Turkey
Marmaris Dam
Location of Marmaris Dam in Turkey
CountryTurkey
LocationMarmaris
Coordinates36°56′55″N 28°17′22″E / 36.94861°N 28.28944°E / 36.94861; 28.28944
StatusOperational
Construction began1998
Opening date2005
Owner(s)Turkish State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fill
ImpoundsKocaalan Creek
Height (foundation)74 m (243 ft)
Height (thalweg)46 m (151 ft)
Length303 m (994 ft)
Elevation at crest60 m (197 ft)
Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)
Dam volume1,300,000 m3 (1,700,336 cu yd)
Spillway typeChute
Reservoir
Total capacity30,000,000 m3 (24,321 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area62.83 km2 (24 sq mi)
Surface area1.77 km2 (1 sq mi)
Normal elevation50.5 m (166 ft)

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  1. ^ "Mugla Province" (in Turkish). State Hydraulic Works. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. ^ "CFRD practice in Turkey". International Water Power and Dam Construction. 17 April 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Marmaris Dam Project Characteristics" (in Turkish). TC Maric Belbir. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.