Akköprü Dam

Coordinates: 36°53′53″N 28°54′08″E / 36.8981°N 28.9022°E / 36.8981; 28.9022
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Akköprü Dam
The dam's reservoir
Official nameAkköprü Baraji
CountryTurkey
StatusOperational
Construction began1995
Opening date2009
Owner(s)DSI
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment
ImpoundsDalaman River
Height112 m (367 ft)
Dam volume13,250,000 m3 (17,330,346 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity384,000,000 m3 (311,314 acre⋅ft)
Surface area9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Power Station
Turbines2 x 57.5 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity115 MW
Annual generation343 GWh

Akköprü Dam is an embankment dam on the Dalaman River in Muğla Province, Turkey, built between 1995 and 2009. It supports a 115 MW power station and provides water for the irrigation of 14,192 hectares (35,070 acres).

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36°53′53″N 28°54′08″E / 36.8981°N 28.9022°E / 36.8981; 28.9022