Official name Asprokremmos dam Opening date December 1982 Impounds Xeros river Opened December 1982 Phone +357 22 609000 | Construction began May 1978 Operator(s) Cyprus Water Board Height 53 m Catchment area 227 km² | |
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Address Water Development Department, Τμήμα Αναπτύξεως Υδάτων, Kouklia, Cyprus Similar Kouris Dam, Evretou Dam, Petra tou Romiou, Chantara Waterfall, Paphos Lighthouse | ||
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Asprokremmos dam is the second largest dam in Cyprus. It is built at an altitude of about 100 m above sea level and is located 16 km, (10 miles) east of the city of Pafos.
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Due to poor rainfall it is a rare event that the dam overflows. On 27 January 2012 the dam did overflow, for the first time since 2004.
It is considered an important wetland for endemic and migratory birds
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