| Demirköprü Dam | |
|---|---|
| Location | Turkey |
| Construction began | 1954 |
| Opening date | 1960 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Gediz River |
| Height | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Dam volume | 4,300,000 m3 (5,624,188 cu yd) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1,320,000,000 m3 (1,070,141 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 69 MW |
| Annual generation | 193 MW |
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).
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay, or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface and a dense, impervious core. This makes such a dam impervious to surface or seepage erosion. Such a dam is composed of fragmented independent material particles. The friction and interaction of particles binds the particles together into a stable mass rather than by the use of a cementing substance.
The Gediz River is the second-largest river in Anatolia flowing into the Aegean Sea. The ancient names Hermos and Hermus are sometimes still used.
Manisa Province is a province in western Turkey. Its neighboring provinces are İzmir to the west, Aydın to the south, Denizli to the southeast, Uşak to the east, Kütahya to the northeast, and Balıkesir to the north. The city of Manisa is the seat and capital of the province. The traffic code is 45.
