Göksu Dam is a dam on Göksu Stream south of Diyarbakır city in Turkey. Constructed between 1987 and 1991, the development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works. The primary purpose of the dam is irrigation and it supplies water to 3,582 ha (8,850 acres).

Göksu Dam
Göksu Dam is located in Turkey
Göksu Dam
Location of Göksu Dam in Turkey
Official nameGöksu Baraji
LocationDiyarbakır, Turkey
Coordinates37°41′01.68″N 40°26′41.64″E / 37.6838000°N 40.4449000°E / 37.6838000; 40.4449000
PurposeIrrigation
StatusOperational
Construction began1987
Opening date1991
Owner(s)State Hydraulic Works
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsGöksu Stream
Height52 m (171 ft)
Length674 m (2,211 ft)
Elevation at crest702 m (2,303 ft)
Width (crest)10 m (33 ft)
Width (base)226 m (741 ft)
Dam volume1,900,000 m3 (1,540 acre⋅ft)
Spillway typeService overflow, uncontrolled
Spillway capacity2,150 m3/s (75,927 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesGöksu Reservoir
Total capacity56,000,000 m3 (45,000 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity44,000,000 m3 (36,000 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity12,000,000 m3 (9,700 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area672 km2 (259 sq mi)
Surface area4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)[1]
Normal elevation700 m (2,300 ft)

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Notes
  1. ^ "Ilisu Dam Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). State Hydraulic Works. 2005. pp. TABLE 2–5 (PDF pgs. 116–117). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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