Location Turkey Impounds Gediz River Construction began 1954 | Opening date 1960 Height 74 m (243 ft) Impound Gediz River | |
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Dam volume 4,300,000 m (5,624,188 cu yd) Total capacity 1,320,000,000 m (1,070,141 acre·ft) Similar Adıgüzel Dam, Kesikköprü Dam, Sarıyar Dam, Aslantaş Dam, Gökçekaya Dam | ||
Demirköprü Dam is an embankment dam on the Gediz River in Manisa Province, Turkey. Constructed between 1954 and 1960, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The dams supports a 69 MW power station and provides water for the irrigation of 99,220 hectares (245,200 acres).
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