| Oymapinar Dam | |
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| Location | Antalya Province,Turkey |
| Coordinates | 36°54′31.06″N31°31′54.10″E / 36.9086278°N 31.5316944°E /36.9086278; 31.5316944 |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Manavgat River |
| Height | 185 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 676 000 m³ |
| Surface area | 4.7 km² |
Oymapinar Dam is anarch dam built on the Manavgat river inTurkey in 1984. It is an arch dam in design, 185 m in height, built to generatehydroelectric power.[1]
Oymapınar Dam is located 12 km north ofManavgat Waterfall. It is an artificial, freshwater dam with a capacity of 300 million cubic meters.[2] It is 23 km upstream of Manavgat town 40 km east of city ofAntalya in southernTurkey and located on theManavgat River which runs into theMediterranean.
The dam has four undergroundturbines 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.[2]
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 pushes it down firmly into the underlying rock. This design is ideal for dams built in rocky narrow gorges.[3]
The dam was designed in the USSR and built byBilfinger Berger and completed in 1984.[4]
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