Alaköprü Dam ( tr, Alaköprü Barajı) is a

concrete-face rock-fill dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, ...

on the Anamur (Dragon) Creek in Anamur district of Mersin Province, southern Turkey. The development is backed by the

Turkish State Hydraulic Works The State Hydraulic Works ( tr, Devlet Su İşleri) is a state agency, under the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, responsible for the utilization of all the country's water resources. The institution's four major functions are ener ...

(DSİ). The dam was primarily built as part of the

Northern Cyprus Water Supply Project Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ...

, to supply water for drinking and irrigation to

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

. Preliminary construction on the dam began on November 2, 2010 and the official groundbreaking took place on March 7, 2011. After the completion of the long diversion tunnel, construction of the dam started on August 9, 2012 with placement of the foundation. The dam was completed on schedule, on March 7, 2014 but its reservoir did not begin to collect water until February 2015. The dam's 26 MW hydroelectric power station is expected to be commissioned in 2015. Up to water from the dam's reservoir, which makes more than half of its capacity, will be transferred to Geçitköy Dam in Northern Cyprus via an pipeline crossing the Mediterranean Sea under depth. Part of the populated places in the area such as the villages of

Sarıağaç Sarıağaç is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Anamur, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 180 (2022). It is situated in the Toros Mountains, north of Anamur. It is planned that a part of the village (along with Aki ...

, Akine,

Çaltıbükü Çaltıbükü is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Anamur, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 110 (2022). It is situated in the valley of Dragon creek. The distance to Anamur is . It is planned that a part of the villag ...

and Ormancık will be submerged in the reservoir of Alaköprü Dam.

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