Alaköprü Dam

Dam in Anamur, Mersin Province

36°10′53.05″N 32°53′44.55″E / 36.1814028°N 32.8957083°E / 36.1814028; 32.8957083PurposeWater supply, powerStatusOperationalConstruction beganNovember 2, 2010Opening dateMarch 7, 2014Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, concrete-face rock-fillImpoundsAnamur (Dragon) CreekHeight93 m (305 ft)Length385.40 m (1,264 ft)Dam volume2,008,000 m³ (2,626,365 cu yd)^[1]Spillway typeControlled chute, two radial gatesSpillway capacity893.50 m³/s (31,554 cu ft/s)ReservoirTotal capacity130,500,000 m³ (105,798 acre⋅ft)Active capacity86,500,000 m³ (70,127 acre⋅ft)Inactive capacity44,000,000 m³ (35,671 acre⋅ft)Catchment area210.90 km² (81.43 sq mi)Power StationCommission date2015 est.TypeConventionalInstalled capacity26 MWAnnual generation111.27 GWh

Alaköprü Dam (Turkish: Alaköprü Barajı) is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Anamur (Dragon) Creek in Anamur district of Mersin Province, southern Turkey. The development is backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works (DSİ). The dam was primarily built as part of the Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project, to supply water for drinking and irrigation to Northern Cyprus.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Preliminary construction on the dam began on November 2, 2010 and the official groundbreaking took place on March 7, 2011. After the completion of the 560 m (1,840 ft) long diversion tunnel, construction of the dam started on August 9, 2012 with placement of the foundation.^[4]^[5] The dam was completed on schedule, on March 7, 2014 but its reservoir did not begin to collect water until February 2015.^[6]^[7] The dam's 26 MW hydroelectric power station is expected to be commissioned in 2015.^[8]

Up to 75,000,000 m³ (61,000 acre⋅ft) water from the dam's reservoir, which makes more than half of its capacity, will be transferred to Geçitköy Dam in Northern Cyprus via an 80 km (50 mi) pipeline crossing the Mediterranean Sea under 250 m (820 ft) depth.^[4]^[5]

Part of the populated places in the area such as the villages of Sarıağaç, Akine, Çaltıbükü and Ormancık will be submerged in the reservoir of Alaköprü Dam.

References

^ "Alaköprü Dam and HEPP" (in Turkish). Boyut Group. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^ "Alaköprü Barajı İnşaatı" (in Turkish). Ak-Eli İnşaat. Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
^ "Alaköprü Barajı". Haber Anamur (in Turkish). 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alaköprü Barajı Su Derivasyonu Merasimi" (PDF) (in Turkish). DSİ. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
^ ^a ^b "Alaköprü Barajı'nda Derivasyon İşlemine Başlanıyor" (in Turkish). DSİ. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
^ "TRNC Water Supply Project giant step" (in Turkish). Anadolu Ajansi. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ "Alakopru Dam began to fill with water". Kibris. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "Alaköprü DAM and HPP". Boyut Group. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

Mersin Province

Settlements

Center city	Mersin
Districts (İlçe)	Akdeniz Mezitli Toroslar Yenişehir Anamur Aydıncık Bozyazı Çamlıyayla Erdemli Gülnar Mut Silifke Tarsus
All settlements	List of populated places in Mersin Province

Culture

Universities	Mersin University Çağ University Tarsus University Toros University Institute of Marine Sciences Alata Research Institute of Horticulture
Museums etc.	Anamur Museum Arslan Eyce Private Amphora Museum Erdemli Yörük Museum Emirler Archaeological Site and City Forest Museum Gözlükule Research Center Mersin Archaeological Museum Mersin Atatürk Museum Mersin Museum Mersin Naval Museum Mersin State Art and Sculpture Museum Mersin Urban History Museum Mersin Water Museum Narlıkuyu Museum Silifke Museum Silifke Atatürk Museum Tarsus Çanakkale Park Museum Tarsus Museum Taşucu Atatürk Museum
Monuments	Atatürk Monument Mersin Martyrs' Memorial Frederick Barbarossa Memorial
Archaeological wealth	Adamkayalar Akkale Ala Bridge Alahan Monastery Altından geçme Anchiale Ancient road in Tarsus Anemurium Aphrodisias Athena relief Aulai Aya Tekla Church Baç Bridge Balabolu Belenkeşlik Castle Canbazlı ruins Caracalla's inscription Casemates of İbrahim Pasha Cleopatra's gate Corycus Çanakçı rock tombs Çandır Castle Çatıören Dağlı Castle Dikilitaş Donuktaş Dörtayak Eğribük (Palaiai) Elaiussa Sebaste Emirzeli Evciler Castle Gömeç Gözlükule Gözne Castle Gülek Castle Hasanaliler Church Hisarin Castle Imbriogon (Demircili) Işıkkale Kabaçam Karakabaklı Kelenderis mosaic Kırkkaşık Bedesten Kızlar Kalesi Kilise Tepe Kravga Bridge Kuzucubelen Castle Lamas Aqueduct Lampron Mamure Castle Mancınık Castle Mausoleum of Danyal Melenia Meydan Castle Meydancık Castle Mezgitkale Mut Castle Nagidos Olba Olba Aqueduct Öküzlü ruins Pasha's Tomb Roman road in Cilicia Saint Paul's Well Shahmeran Hamam Silifke Bridge Silifke Castle Sinap Castle Sinekkale Softa Castle Soli Tapureli ruins Taşgeçit Bridge Taşhan, Mut Tece Castle Tekir ambarı Tekkadın ruins Temple of Jupiter (Silifke) Tırmıl Tokmar Castle Uzuncaburç (Diokaesareia) Üçayaklı ruins Veyselli rock reliefs Warrior relief of Efrenk Yanıkhan Yelbiz Castle Yumuktepe
others	Mezitli Producer Women's Market

Buildings and structures

Modern	Mersin Halkevi Mersin Congress and Exhibition Center Atatürk Cultural Center CNR Yenişehir Exhibition Center Mertim Mersin Aquapark Atatürk Park Mersin Marina Tarsus Zoo
Mosques and madrasas	Muğdat Mosque Grand Mosque of Mersin Mersin Old Mosque Müftü Mosque Tarsus Old Mosque Grand Mosque of Tarsus Kubat Pasha Medrese Laal Pasha Mosque Güzeloluk Mosque
Churches	Mersin Catholic Church Mersin Orthodox Church Saint Paul's Church
Cemeteries	Mersin Interfaith Cemetery Cyprus Memorial Forest in Silifke
Dams	Alaköprü Dam Berdan Dam Birkapılı Dam Gezende Dam Kadıncık 1 HES Kadıncık 2 HES Kayraktepe Dam Otluca HES Pamukluk Dam Silifke HES
Industry and trade	ATAŞ (Refinery) ACS Mersin Sodakrom Çimsataş Mersin Free Zone
Transportation	Transport in Mersin Province Mersin Harbor Taşucu Seka Harbor Yeşilovacık Fishing Port Mersin railway station Tarsus railway station Yenice railway station Tırmıl railway station Karacailyas railway station Huzurkent railway station Taşkent railway station Mersin Bus Terminus Çukurova Regional Airport İsmet İnönü Boulevard Adnan Menderes Boulevard Gazi Mustafa Kemal Boulevard Kushimoto Street Boğsak Tunnel Mersin Lighthouse Anamur Lighthouse Aydıncık Lighthouse
Sports venues	Edip Buran Arena Macit Özcan Sports Complex Mersin Seventh Region Sports Hall Mersin Gymnastics Hall Mersin Arena Mersin Olympic Swimming Pool Mersin Tennis Complex Mersin Volleyball Hall Mezitli Sports Hall Nevin Yanıt Athletics Complex Servet Tazegül Arena Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium Toroslar Bocce Facility Erdemli Shooting Range Erdemli Sports Hall Tarsus City Stadium Tarsus Arena

Geographical features
Mersin Gulf Paradeniz Kızılbağ Pond Arslanköy Pond Aydıncık Islands Babadıl Islands Boğsak Islet Bozyazı Island Dana Island Güvercin Islet Saplı Islet Yelkenli Island Yılanlı Island Cape Anamur Cape Tisan Kaledran Creek Dragon Creek Sini Creek Soğuksu Creek Babadıl Creek Göksu River Lamas River Alata River Karacaoğlan River Tece Creek Mezitli River Efrenk River Berdan River Tarsus Waterfall Yerköprü Fall Sertavul Pass Gülek Pass Karboğazı Karakız Lake Karabucak Forest Aydıncık Nature Park Gümüşkum Nature Park Karaekşi Nature Park Pullu I Nature Park Erdemli Pine Groove Kanlıdivane Cennet and Cehennem Akhayat sinkhole Egma Sinkhole Çukurpınar Cave Aydıncık Cave Yedi Uyurlar Cave Kisecik Canyon

Geographical features

Mersin Province

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Aegean Region	Adıgüzel Afşar Akdeğirmen Akgedik Akköprü Alaçatı Balçova Bayır Beşkarış Beydağ Buldan Cindere Çaltıkoru Çavdarhisar Çine Demirköprü Enne Geyik Gökpınar Gölmarmara Gördes Güzelhisar Işıklı İkizdere Karacasu Kavakdere Kayaboğazı Kemer Kestel Kureyşler Küçükler Marmaris Mumcular Örenler Seferihisar Selevir Sevişler Seyitler Söğüt Tahtalı Topçam (Aydın) Ürkmez Yaylakavak Yenidere Yortanlı
Black Sea Region	Akçay Alaca Almus Alpu Altınkaya Ataköy Atasu Aksu Arkun Artvin Belpınar Beyler Bezirgan Borçka Boyabat Boztepe (Tokat) Çakmak (Samsun) Çatak Çorum Demirözü Derbent Deriner Derinöz Dodurga Erfelek Germeçtepe Gölköy Güllübağ Gülüç Güzelce Hasan Uğurlu Hasanlar Hatap Karaçomak Karadere Kızılcapınar Kirazlıköprü Koçhisar Koruluk Kozlu Köprübaşı Köse Kulaksızlar Kürtün Laleli Muratlı Obruk Ondokuzmayıs Saraydüzü Sarayözü Suat Uğurlu Topçam (Ordu) Tortum Torul Uluköy Vezirköprü Yedikır Yenihayat
Central Anatolia Region	4 Eylül Ağcaşar Akhasan Akkaya Akköy Akyar Altınapa Altınhisar Apa Asartepe Aşağı Karaören Ayhanlar Ayrancı Bahçelik Bayındır Beylikova Bozkır Çamlıdere Çamlıgöze Çatören Çoğun Çubuk-1 Çubuk-2 Damsa Deliçay Derebucak Doyduk Ermenek Eğrekkaya Gazibey Gebere Gelingüllü Gödet Gökçekaya Gölova Güldürcek Gümüşler Gürsöğüt Hirfanlı İbrala İmranlı İvriz Kapulukaya Karacalar Karaova Kargı Kaymaz Kesikköprü Kılıçkaya Kovalı Kunduzlar Kurtboğazı Kuzfındık Kültepe Maksutlu Mamasın May Mursal Murtaza Musaözü Özen Porsuk Sarımsaklı Sarıoğlan Sarıyar Sıddıklı Sille Süreyyabey Tatlarin Uzunlu Yahyasaray Yamula Yapıaltın Yenice Yeşilburç
Eastern Anatolia Region	Alkumru Alpaslan-1 Alpaslan-2 Arpaçay Bağıştaş 1 Bağıştaş 2 Başköy Bayburt Boztepe (Malatya) • Cip Çamgazi Çat Çıldır Çocuktepe Demirdöven Dilimli Erzincan Gayt Gülbahar Hınıs Başköy Kalecik (Elazığ) Kapıkaya Keban Kığı Koçköprü Kuzgun Medik Morgedik Özlüce Palandöken Patnos Pazaryolu Pembelik Polat Sarımehmet Seyrantepe Sultansuyu Sürgü Tatar Tercan Uzunçayır Yazıcı Yedisu Yoncalı Zernek
Marmara Region	Alibey Altınyazı Armağan Atikhisar Ayvacık Babasultan Bakacak Bayramdere Bayramiç Boğazköy Büyükçekmece Büyükorhan Çakmak (Edirne) Çamköy Çaygören Çınarcık Çokal Darıdere Darlık Demirtaş Devecikonağı Doğancı Elmalı-2 Gökçe Gökçeada Gölbaşı Gönen Günyurdu Hamzadere Hasanağa Havran İkizcetepeler Kadıköy Karaidemir Kayalıköy Kırklareli Kızıldamlar Kirazdere Koyuntepe Madra Manyas New Ömerli Sarıbeyler Sazlıdere Sultanköy Süloğlu Taşoluk Tayfur Terkos Topuzlu Umurbey Valide
Mediterranean Region	Adatepe Alakır Alaköprü Aslantaş Ayvalı Bademli Belkaya Berdan Berke Birkapılı Çatalan Çavdır Çayboğazı Dim Gezende Göktaş Kalecik (Osmaniye) Karacaören I Karacaören II Karaçal Karamanlı Kadıncık 1 Kadıncık 2 Kartalkaya Kayraktepe Köprü Kılavuzlu Kızılsu Kavşak Bendi Korkuteli Kozağacı Kozan Manavgat Mehmetli Menzelet Nergizlik Onaç-1 Onaç-2 Otluca Oymapınar Seyhan Sır Sorgun Sücüllü Tahtaköprü Uluborlu Yapraklı Yarseli Yayladağı Yedigöze
Southeastern Anatolia Region	Lower Kaleköy Atatürk Batman Balli Beyhan I Beyhan II Beyyurdu Birecik Burç Bendi Çetintepe Çetin Cizre Devegeçidi Dicle Dumluca Erkenek Garzan Göksu Hacıhıdır Hancağız Ilısu Karakaya Karkamış Kayacık Kirazlık Kralkızı Seve Silopi Silvan Sırımtaş Şırnak Uludere Upper Kaleköy
Dams by province Hydroelectric power stations

Power stations in Turkey

Nuclear

Akkuyu – 4,800 MW
Sinop – 4,480 MW

Renewable
energy

Geothermal	Gümüşköy – 13 MW Kızıldere – 95 MW
Hydroelectric	Adıgüzel – 62 MW Akköprü – 115 MW Aksu – 13 MW Alaköprü – 26 MW Alkumru – 265.5 M Almus – 27 MW Alpaslan-1 – 160 MW Alpaslan-2 – 280 MW Altınkaya – 700 MW Arkun – 237 MW Artvin – 340 MW Aslantaş – 138 MW Atasu – 5 MW Atatürk – 2,400 MW Bahçelik – 7 MW Batman – 160 MW Berdan – 10 MW Berke – 510 MW Birecik – 672 MW Borçka – 300 MW Boyabat – 513 MW Burç Bendi – 27.9 MW Çamlıgöze – 33 MW Çatalan – 169 MW Çetin – 405 MW Çınarcık – 100 MW Cindere – 29 MW Çine – 47 MW Cizre −240 MW Demirköprü – 69 MW Derbent – 58 MW Deriner – 670 MW Devecikonağı – 29 MW Dicle – 110 MW Ermenek – 300 MW Garzan – 49 MW Gezende – 159 MW Gökçekaya – 278 MW Gönen – 11 MW Güllübağ – 96 MW Gürsöğüt −242 MW
Solar	Greenway CSP Mersin – 6 MW Karapınar – 1,000 MW
Waste	Istanbul Waste Power Plant
Wind	Aliağa – 193 MW Bahçe – 135 MW Çanta – 47.5 MW Dağpazarı – 39 MW Mut – 33 MW Şamlı – 174 MW Soma – 140.4 MW