Oymapinar Dam
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Oymapinar Dam is an arch dam
built on the Manavgat river in Turkey
in 1984. It is an arch dam in design, 185 m in height, built to generate hydroelectric power.
Oymapınar Dam is located 12 km north of Manavgat Waterfall
. It is an artificial, freshwater dam with a capacity of 300 million cubic meters.
It is 23 km upstream of Manavgat town 40 km east of city of Antalya
in southern Turkey
and located on the Manavgat River
which runs into the Mediterranean.
Because of the arch design, the force of water pushing against the dam compacts the dam and strengthens it. The weight of the dam structure pushs it down firmly into the underlying rock. This design is ideal for dams built in rocky narrow gorges.
Arch dam
An arch dam is a type of dam that is curved and commonly built with concrete. The arch dam is a structure that is designed to curve upstream so that the force of the water against it, known as hydrostatic pressure, presses against the arch, compressing and strengthening the structure as it pushes...
built on the Manavgat river in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 1984. It is an arch dam in design, 185 m in height, built to generate hydroelectric power.
Oymapınar Dam is located 12 km north of Manavgat Waterfall
Manavgat Waterfall
Manavgat Waterfall on the Manavgat River is near the city of Side, north of Manavgat, Turkey. Its high flow over a wide area as it falls from a low height is best viewed from a high altitude....
. It is an artificial, freshwater dam with a capacity of 300 million cubic meters.
It is 23 km upstream of Manavgat town 40 km east of city of Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...
in southern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and located on the Manavgat River
Manavgat River
Manavgat River originates on the eastern slopes of Western Taurus Mountains in Turkey, and flows south over conglomerated strata for about 90 km, then over the Manavgat Waterfall and though the coastal plain and into the Mediterranean Sea...
which runs into the Mediterranean.
Description
The dam has four underground turbines with a total capacity of 540 megawatts. When built in 1984 it was the third largest dam in Turkey. As more dams have been built, it is the fifth largest.Because of the arch design, the force of water pushing against the dam compacts the dam and strengthens it. The weight of the dam structure pushs it down firmly into the underlying rock. This design is ideal for dams built in rocky narrow gorges.
Technical Data
- Purpose - Energy
- Embankment type - Concrete arch
- Storage volume - 300 billion m3
- Crest length - 454 m
- Spillway - 2,800 m³/s
- Bottomoutlet - 350 m³/s
- Power - 540 MW
- Annual production - 1620 000 mwh/year