Oymapinar Dam

Oymapinar Dam
LocationAntalya Province, Turkey
Coordinates36°54′31.06″N 31°31′54.10″E / 36.9086278°N 31.5316944°E / 36.9086278; 31.5316944
Opening date1984
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsManavgat River
Height185 m
Reservoir
Total capacity676 000 m³
Surface area4.7 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.

  1. ^ "Oymapinar Dam". Internet Database and Gallery of Structures. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
  2. ^ "Oymapinar Dam". Turkey Odyessy. Archived from the original on 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2006-11-19.