Oymapinar Dam | |
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Location | Antalya Province, Turkey |
Coordinates | 36°54′31.06″N 31°31′54.10″E / 36.9086278°N 31.5316944°E |
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 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.[1]
Oymapınar Dam is located 12 km north of Manavgat 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 of Antalya in southern Turkey and located on the Manavgat River which runs into the Mediterranean.